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What Happened In October 1863 In History

Historical Events for October, 1863

  • 3rd » The last Thursday in November is declared as Thanksgiving (United States) or Thanksgiving Day by United States President Abraham Lincoln as are Thursdays, November 30, 1865 and November 29, 1866.
  • 14th » American Civil War: Battle of Bristoe Station Army of the Confederate States of America named Confederate troops under the command of General Robert E. Lee fail to drive the U.S. Army e.g American Union Army completely out of Virginia.
  • 15th » American Civil War: The CSS Hunley named 'H. L. Hunley', the first submarine to sink a ship, sinks during a test, killing its inventor, Horace Lawson Hunley called Horace L. Hunley.
  • 26th » The Football Association, the oldest Association football named football association in the world, is formed in London.
  • 29th » Eighteen countries meet in Geneva and agree to form the International Red Cross.
  • 29th » American Civil War: Battle of Wauhatchie Forces under United States or Union General Ulysses S. Grant repel a Confederate States of America named Confederate attack led by General James Longstreet. Union forces thus open a supply line into Chattanooga, Te
  • 30th » Danish Prince Wilhelm arrives in Athens to assume his throne as George I of Greece named George I, King of the Hellenes.
  • 31st » The Maori Wars resume as British Empire named British forces in New Zealand led by General Duncan Cameron (general) or Duncan Cameron begin their Invasion of the Waikato.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1863

  • 3rd » Pyotr Kozlov, Russian explorer (d. 1935)
  • 8th » Edythe Chapman, American actress (d. 1948)
  • 9th » Edward Bok, Dutch-American journalist and author (d. 1930)
  • 10th » Helen Dunbar, American actress (d. 1933)
  • 11th » Louis Cyr, Canadian strongman (d. 1912)
  • 16th » Austen Chamberlain, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Nobel Peace Prize named Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1937)

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