1868
Halfdan Kjerulf, Norwegian pianist and composer (born 1815)
Halfdan Kjerulf was a Norwegian composer.
Halfdan Kjerulf, Norwegian pianist and composer (born 1815)
The 1860s
Explore 1001 historical events from 1860–1869.
1868
Ferenc Gyulay, Hungarian-Austrian commander and politician (born 1799)
Count Ferenc Gyulay de Marosnémethi et Nádaska, also known as Ferencz Gyulai, Ferencz Gyulaj, or Franz Gyulai, was a Hungarian nobleman who served as Austrian Governor of Lombardy-…
Ferenc Gyulay, Hungarian-Austrian commander and politician (born 1799)
1868
Pierre Adolphe Rost, American lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1797)
Pierre Adolphe Rost was a Louisiana politician, diplomat, lawyer, judge, and plantation owner.
Pierre Adolphe Rost, American lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1797)
1868
Swami Virajanand Dandeesha, also known as the Blind Sage of Mathura, celebrated teacher of Arya Samaj founder,…
Swami Virajanand Dandeesha, also known as the Blind Sage of Mathura, was the celebrated teacher of Arya Samaj founder, Dayanand Saraswati. He was a scholar and teacher of Sanskrit …
Swami Virajanand Dandeesha, also known as the Blind Sage of Mathura, celebrated teacher of Arya Samaj founder,…
1868
Roman Nose, Native American warrior (born circa 1823)
Roman Nose, also known as Hook Nose, was a Native American of the Northern Cheyenne. He is considered to be one of, if not the greatest and most influential warriors during the Pla…
Roman Nose, Native American warrior (born circa 1823)
1868
William Sprague, American minister and politician (born 1809)
William Sprague was a minister and politician in the U.S. state of Michigan. From 1849 to 1851, he served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
William Sprague, American minister and politician (born 1809)
1868
Boshin War: Troops of the Tokugawa shogunate withdrew from the Battle of Utsunomiya Castle and retreated north towards N
The Boshin War , sometimes known as the Japanese Revolution or Japanese Civil War, was a civil war in Japan fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate…
Boshin War: Troops of the Tokugawa shogunate withdrew from the Battle of Utsunomiya Castle and retreated north towards N
1868
The Navajo and the U
The Navajo are an Indigenous People of the Southwestern United States. The Navajo term for themselves is Diné. Their language is Navajo, a Southern Athabascan language. The states…
The Navajo and the U
1868
The impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson adjourned after the second and third articles of impeachment did not obtain enou
The impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson, 17th president of the United States, was held in the United States Senate and concluded with acquittal on three of eleven charges before ad…
The impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson adjourned after the second and third articles of impeachment did not obtain enou
1868
The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, including the Citizenship Clause and the Equal Protection…
The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments. Considered one of the most consequential amendments…
The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, including the Citizenship Clause and the Equal Protection…
1868
A major earthquake near Arica, Peru (now in Chile), caused an estimated 25,000 casualties; the subsequent tsunami…
The 1868 Arica earthquake occurred on 13 August 1868, near Arica, then part of Peru, now part of Chile, at 21:30 UTC. It had an estimated magnitude between 8.8 and 9.1, although ea…
A major earthquake near Arica, Peru (now in Chile), caused an estimated 25,000 casualties; the subsequent tsunami…
1867
Albert Günther publishes the first study to recognise that the New Zealand tuatara is not a lizard
Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther, also Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther, was a German-born British zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. Günther is ranked the second…
Albert Günther publishes the first study to recognise that the New Zealand tuatara is not a lizard
1867
Maximilian I of the Second Mexican Empire is executed by a firing squad in Querétaro, Querétaro
Maximilian I was an Austrian archduke who became emperor of the Second Mexican Empire from 10 April 1864 until his execution by the Mexican Republic on 19 June 1867.
Maximilian I of the Second Mexican Empire is executed by a firing squad in Querétaro, Querétaro
1867
The United States takes possession of the (at this point unoccupied) Midway Atoll.
Midway Atoll is a 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km2) atoll in the North Pacific Ocean. Midway Atoll is an insular area of the United States, and is an unorganized and unincorporated territory of …
The United States takes possession of the (at this point unoccupied) Midway Atoll.
1867
The first provincial election for the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly after Canada's Confederation returns a large…
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (French: Assemblée législative de la Nouvelle-Écosse, or Legislative Assembly, is the deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia…
The first provincial election for the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly after Canada's Confederation returns a large…
1867
The Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 ("the Compromise") is born through Act 12, which establishes the Austro-Hungaria
The Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 established the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary, which was a military and diplomatic alliance of two sovereign states. The Compromise only …
The Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 ("the Compromise") is born through Act 12, which establishes the Austro-Hungaria
1867
Coronation of Franz Joseph as King of Hungary following the Austro-Hungarian compromise (Ausgleich)
Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the ruler of the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 2 December 1848 until his death in 1916.…
Coronation of Franz Joseph as King of Hungary following the Austro-Hungarian compromise (Ausgleich)
1867
The British North America Act takes effect as the Province of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia join into…
The Constitution Act, 1867, originally enacted as the British North America Act, 1867, is a major part of the Constitution of Canada. The act created Canada, a federal country, and…
The British North America Act takes effect as the Province of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia join into…
1867
The fourth and current State Constitution of Maryland is ratified by voters.
The current Constitution of the State of Maryland, which was ratified by the people of the state on September 18, 1867, forms the basic law for the U.S. state of Maryland. It rep…
The fourth and current State Constitution of Maryland is ratified by voters.
1867
Johannes Fibiger, Danish physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1928)
Johannes Andreas Grib Fibiger was a Danish physician and professor of anatomical pathology at the University of Copenhagen. He was the recipient of the 1926 Nobel Prize in Physiolo…
Johannes Fibiger, Danish physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1928)
1867
Giuseppe Morello, Italian-American mobster (died 1930)
Giuseppe "the Clutch Hand" Morello, also known as "the Old Fox", was the first boss of the Morello crime family and later top adviser to Giuseppe "Joe the Boss" Masseria. He was kn…
Giuseppe Morello, Italian-American mobster (died 1930)
1867
Harvard School of Dental Medicine is established in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the first dental school in the U.S.…
The Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) is the dental school of Harvard University. It is located in the Longwood Medical Area in Boston, Massachusetts. In addition to the DMD…
Harvard School of Dental Medicine is established in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the first dental school in the U.S.…
1867
Mutsuhito, Emperor Meiji of Japan, marries Masako Ichijō, thereafter known as Empress Shōken.
Emperor Meiji ; 3 November 1852 – 29 July 1912) was Emperor of Japan from 30 January 1867 until his death in 1912. The Meiji Restoration proclaimed the Empire of Japan in 1868, beg…
Mutsuhito, Emperor Meiji of Japan, marries Masako Ichijō, thereafter known as Empress Shōken.
1867
Wilbur Wright, American inventor (died 1912)
The Wright brothers, Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright, were American aviation pioneers generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane…
Wilbur Wright, American inventor (died 1912)