Explore 1001 historical events from 1860–1869.
Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski, or Nakhichevansky, francised spelling: Hussein Nahitchevansky, was a Russian Cavalry General of Turkic origin. He was the only Muslim to serve as General…
Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski, Russian general (died 1919)
Thomas Francis Michael McCarthy was an American Major League Baseball player. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946.
Tommy McCarthy, American baseball player (died 1922)
Géza Gárdonyi, born Géza Ziegler was a Hungarian writer and journalist. Although he wrote a range of works, he had his greatest success as a historical novelist, particularly with …
Géza Gárdonyi, Hungarian author and journalist (died 1922)
The Battle of Chickamauga, fought on September 18–20, 1863, between the United States Army, or Union Army, and Confederate forces in the American Civil War, marked the end of a U.S…
American Civil War: The first day of the Battle of Chickamauga, in northwestern Georgia, the bloodiest two-day battle…
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: The Battle of Chickamauga, in northwestern Georgia, ends in a Confederate victory.
Augustus Edward Hough Love FRS, often known as A. E. H. Love, was an English mathematician famous for his work on the mathematical theory of elasticity. He also worked on wave prop…
Augustus Edward Hough Love, English mathematician and theorist (died 1940)
Josiah Thomas was an Australian politician. He was elected to the House of Representatives at the inaugural 1901 federal election, representing the Labor Party. Thomas served as a …
Josiah Thomas, English-Australian miner and politician, 7th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (died 1933)
William Randolph Hearst was an American newspaper publisher and politician who developed the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Communications. His extravag…
William Randolph Hearst, American publisher and politician, founded the Hearst Corporation (died 1951)
Francisco León de la Barra y Quijano was a Mexican political figure, diplomat, lawyer and politician who served as the 36th President of Mexico from May 25 to November 6, 1911 duri…
Francisco León de la Barra, Mexican politician and diplomat (died 1939)
Jean Leon Gerome Ferris was an American painter best known for his series of 78 scenes from American history, entitled The Pageant of a Nation, the largest series of American histo…
Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, American painter (died 1930)
Ernest Lawrence Thayer was an American writer and poet who wrote the poem "Casey", which is "the single most famous baseball poem ever written" according to the Baseball Almanac, a…
Ernest Thayer, American poet and author (died 1940)
Aleksey Nikolaevich Krylov was a Russian naval engineer, applied mathematician and memoirist.
Aleksey Krylov, Russian mathematician and engineer (died 1945)
Gene Stratton-Porter, born Geneva Grace Stratton, was an American writer, nature photographer, and naturalist from Wabash County, Indiana. In 1917 Stratton-Porter urged legislative…
Gene Stratton-Porter, American author and photographer (died 1924)
Henry Ford was an American industrialist and business magnate. As the founder of the Ford Motor Company, he is credited as a pioneer in making automobiles affordable for middle-cla…
Henry Ford, American engineer and businessman, founded the Ford Motor Company (died 1947)
Dragutin Lerman was a Croatian explorer.
Dragutin Lerman, Croatian explorer (died 1918)
Jessie Willcox Smith was an American illustrator during the Golden Age of American illustration. She was considered "one of the greatest pure illustrators". A contributor to books …
Jessie Willcox Smith, American illustrator (died 1935)
Mary of the Divine Heart, born Maria Droste zu Vischering, was a German religious sister of the Catholic Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd. The former noblew…
Mary of the Divine Heart, German nun and saint (died 1899)
William Wymark Jacobs was an English author of short fiction and drama. He is best known for his story "The Monkey's Paw".
W.W. Jacobs, English novelist and short story writer (died 1943)
Herbert Henry Ball was a Canadian politician and journalist.
Herbert Henry Ball, English-Canadian journalist and politician (died 1943)
Horatio William Parker was an American composer, organist and teacher. He was a central figure in musical life in New Haven, Connecticut in the late 19th century, and is best remem…
Horatio Parker, American organist, composer, and educator (died 1919)
Sir Robert Bateson, 1st Baronet DL was an Irish baronet, landowner and Conservative politician.
Sir Robert Bateson, 1st Baronet, Irish politician (born 1782)
Jean Danjou was a decorated captain of the Foreign Legion in the French Army. He commanded the two lieutenants and 62 legionnaires who fought the Battle of Camarón during the Frenc…
Jean Danjou, French Army officer, killed in action at the Battle of Camarón (born 1828)
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson was a Confederate general and military officer who served during the American Civil War. He played a prominent role in nearly all military engag…
Stonewall Jackson, American general (born 1824)
Antonio Vicente Miguel Valero de Bernabé Pacheco, a.k.a. The Liberator from Puerto Rico, was a Puerto Rican military leader. Trained in Spain, he fought with the Spanish Army to ex…
Antonio Valero de Bernabé, Latin American liberator (born 1790)