What Happened In January 1866 In History

Historical Events for January, 1866

• 12th » The Royal Aeronautical Society is formed in London.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1866

• 2nd » Gilbert Murray, Australian scholar (d. 1957)
• 5th » Dimitrios Gounaris, Greek politician, 94th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1922)
• 8th » William G. Conley, American politician, 18th Governor of West Virginia (d. 1940)
• 13th » Vasily Kalinnikov, Russian composer (d. 1901)
• 15th » Nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, Nobel Peace Prize known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1931)
• 24th » Jaan Poska, Estonian lawyer and politician (d. 1920)
• 26th » John Cady (golfer) e.g John Cady, American golfer (d. 1933)
• 29th » Julio Peris Brell, Spanish painter (d. 1944)
• 29th » Romain Rolland, French author, Nobel Prize in Literature or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1944)
• 30th » Gelett Burgess, American author, poet, and critic (d. 1951)

Famous Deaths for January 1866

• 10th » Pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792)
• 23rd » Thomas Love Peacock, English author and poet (b. 1785)

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