Explore 1232 historical events from 1860–1869.
Antoni Melchior Optat Fijałkowski was a Catholic archbishop of the Archdiocese of Warsaw from 1856 to 1861. He previously served as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Płock and tit…
Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski, Polish archbishop (born 1778)
Edward Dickinson Baker was an American politician, lawyer, and US army officer. In his political career, Baker served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois and later a…
Edward Dickinson Baker, American congressman and colonel (born 1811)
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…
The first bloodshed of the American Civil War took place when Confederate sympathizers in Baltimore, Maryland, attacked
The Battle of Fairfax Court House was the first land engagement of the American Civil War with fatal casualties. On June 1, 1861, a Union scouting party clashed with the local mili…
The first land battle of the American Civil War after Fort Sumter took place in the village of Fairfax, Virginia
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 Confederate Army only suffered eight casualties in its victory at the Battle of Big Bethel in Yo
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 Vienna, Virginia, took place, which involved one of the world's first military movemen
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 first major battle west of the Mississippi River, the Battle of Wilson's Creek, was fought.
A United States presidential election was held on November 6, 1860. The Republican Party ticket of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin emerged victorious.
United States presidential election: Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican Party presidential nomination over William H
Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi was an Italian general, revolutionary and republican. He contributed to the Unification of Italy (Risorgimento) and the creation of the Kingdom of Italy. H…
Giuseppe Garibaldi begins the Siege of Palermo, part of the wars of Italian unification
The United States Congress is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. It is a bicameral legislature, including a lower body, the U.S. House of Repres…
The United States Congress establishes the Government Printing Office
The 1860 Oxford evolution debate took place at the Oxford University Museum in Oxford, England, on 7 July 1860, seven months after the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin…
The 1860 Oxford evolution debate at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History takes place
Charles XV and IV was King of Sweden and King of Norway, there often referred to as Charles IV, from 8 July 1859 until his death in 1872. Charles was the third Swedish monarch from…
Charles XV of Sweden–Norway is crowned king of Norway in Trondheim.
The unification of Italy, also known as the Risorgimento, was the 19th century political and social movement that in 1861 ended in the annexation of various states of the Italian P…
Unification of Italy: Giuseppe Garibaldi enters Naples.
A steamship, often referred to as a steamer, is a type of steam-powered vessel, typically ocean-faring and seaworthy, that is propelled by one or more steam engines that typically …
The steamship PS Lady Elgin sinks on Lake Michigan, with the loss of around 300 lives.
Edward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910.
The future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom begins the first visit to North America by a Prince of Wales.
The Convention of Peking or First Convention of Peking is an agreement comprising three distinct unequal treaties concluded between the Qing dynasty of China and Great Britain, Fra…
Convention of Peking: The Second Opium War formally comes to a close, with Qing China ceding Kowloon in perpetuity to…
Count Clary was a French sport shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century in trap shooting. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Par…
Justinien de Clary, French target shooter (died 1933)
The Second Opium War, also known as the Second Anglo-Chinese War or Arrow War, was fought between the United Kingdom and France against the Qing dynasty of China between 1856 and 1…
Second Opium War: Battle of Zhangjiawan: Now heading towards Beijing after having recently occupied Tianjin, the…
The unification of Italy, also known as the Risorgimento, was the 19th century political and social movement that in 1861 ended in the annexation of various states of the Italian P…
Wars of Italian Unification: Battle of Castelfidardo: Royal Sardinian Army defeats forces of the Papal States,…
The Second Opium War, also known as the Second Anglo-Chinese War or Arrow War, was fought between the United Kingdom and France against the Qing dynasty of China between 1856 and 1…
Second Opium War: An Anglo-French force defeats Chinese troops at the Battle of Palikao.
The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open outside of the UK, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in …
First The Open Championship (referred to in North America as the British Open).
The Second Opium War, also known as the Second Anglo-Chinese War or Arrow War, was fought between the United Kingdom and France against the Qing dynasty of China between 1856 and 1…
The Second Opium War finally ends at the Convention of Peking with the ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin, an…
Justinian Oxenham ISO was a senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary of the Postmaster-General's Department from January 1911 until December 1923.
Justinian Oxenham, Australian public servant (died 1932)
Johanna Marau Taʻaroa a Tepau Salmon was the last Queen of Tahiti as the wife of King Pōmare V, who ruled from 1877 to 1880. Her name means "Much unique cleaning of the splash" in …
Queen Marau, last Queen of Tahiti (died 1935)