Explore 683 historical events from 1860–1869.
Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine, later Princess Henry of Prussia, was the third child and third daughter of Princess Alice of the United Kingdom and Louis IV, Grand Duke of He…
Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine (died 1953)
Juliette Wytsman was a Belgian impressionist painter. She was married to painter Rodolphe Wytsman. Her paintings are in the collections of several museums in Belgium.
Juliette Wytsman, Belgian painter (died 1925)
Carlos Schwabe was a Swiss Symbolist painter and printmaker.
Carlos Schwabe, Swiss Symbolist painter and printmaker (died 1926)
Francesco Cilea was an Italian composer. Today he is particularly known for his operas L'arlesiana and Adriana Lecouvreur.
Francesco Cilea, Italian composer and academic (died 1950)
Frederick Frost Blackman FRS was a British plant physiologist.
Frederick Blackman, English physiologist and academic (died 1947)
António José de Almeida was a Portuguese politician who served as the president of Portugal from 1919 to 1923. António José de Almeida also served as prime minister from 1916 to 19…
António José de Almeida, Portuguese physician and politician, 6th President of Portugal (died 1929)
Helen Beatrix Heelis, usually known as Beatrix Potter, was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist. She is best known for her children's books featur…
Beatrix Potter, English children's book writer and illustrator (died 1943)
Albertson Van Zo Post was an American fencer and writer. He earned two gold medals in the 1904 Summer Olympics as well as a silver and two bronze medals, and also competed in the 1…
Albertson Van Zo Post, American fencer (died 1938)
José Gabriel Gálvez Egúsquiza was a Peruvian lawyer, professor and liberal politician. During the presidential government of Mariano Ignacio Prado he was Secretary—i.e. Minister—of…
José Gálvez Egúsquiza, Peruvian politician (born 1819)
Nikolai Dmitrievich Brashman was a Russian mathematician of Jewish-Austrian origin. He was a student of Joseph Johann Littrow, and the advisor of Pafnuty Chebyshev and August David…
Nikolai Brashman, Czech-Russian mathematician and academic (born 1796)
John McDouall Stuart, often referred to as simply "McDouall Stuart", was a Scottish explorer and one of the most accomplished of all Australia's inland explorers.
John McDouall Stuart, Scottish explorer and surveyor (born 1815)
Seattle was a leader of the Duwamish and Suquamish peoples. A leading figure among his people, he pursued a path of accommodation to white settlers, forming a personal relationship…
Chief Seattle, American tribal chief (born 1780)
Joseph Méry was a French writer, journalist, novelist, poet, playwright and librettist.
Joseph Méry, French poet and author (born 1798)
Winfield Scott was an American military commander and a presidential candidate. He served as Commanding General of the United States Army from 1841 to 1861, and was a veteran of th…
Winfield Scott, American general, lawyer, and politician (born 1786)
Victoria was Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901. She and her prince consort, Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, became the ancestors of many members of European royalty.
Prince Sigismund of Prussia (born 1864)
Alexander von Nordmann was a Finnish biologist, who contributed to zoology, parasitology, botany and paleontology.
Alexander von Nordmann, Finnish biologist and paleontologist (born 1803)
Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann was a German mathematician who made profound contributions to analysis, number theory, and differential geometry. In the field of real analysis, he…
Bernhard Riemann, German mathematician and academic (born 1826)
Max Bruch was a German Romantic composer, violinist, teacher, and conductor who wrote more than 200 works, including three violin concertos, the first of which has become a staple …
German composer Max Bruch (pictured) conducted the premiere of his first violin concerto, which later became his most fa
The Shield nickel was the first United States five-cent piece to be made out of copper-nickel, the same alloy of which American nickels are struck today. Designed by James B. Longa…
The United States Congress authorized the minting of the Shield nickel (example pictured), the country's first five-cent
Bedřich Smetana was a Czech composer who pioneered the development of a musical style that became closely identified with his people's aspirations to a cultural and political "revi…
Bedřich Smetana's comic opera The Bartered Bride (cover of score pictured) premiered in Prague
Lavinia Ellen "Vinnie" Ream Hoxie was an American sculptor. Her most famous work is the statue of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in the United States Capitol rotunda. Ream's Statue…
Aged 18, Vinnie Ream became the youngest artist and first woman to receive a United States government commission for a…
The Army of the Potomac was the primary field army of the Union army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. It was created in July 1861 shortly after the First Battle of…
The Army of the Potomac is disbanded
The United States Secret Service is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Homeland Security. It is tasked with conducting criminal investigations a…
The United States Secret Service begins operation.
Y Wladfa, also occasionally Y Wladychfa Gymreig, refers to the establishment of settlements by Welsh colonists and immigrants in the Argentine Patagonia, beginning in 1865, mainly …
Welsh settlers arrive at Chubut in Argentina.