What Happened In March 1866 In History

Historical Events for March, 1866

• 31st » The Spanish Navy bombs the harbor of Valparaíso, Chile.

Famous Birthdays on March in 1866

• 3rd » Fred A. Busse, American politician, 39th Mayor of Chicago (d. 1914)
• 4th » Eugène Cosserat, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1931)
• 7th » Hans Fruhstorfer, German entomologist and explorer (d. 1922)
• 14th » Alexey Troitsky, Russian composer and author (d. 1942)
• 15th » Matthew Charlton, Australian politician (d. 1948)
• 15th » Johan Vaaler, Norwegian inventor, invented the Paper clip (d. 1910)
• 17th » Pierce Butler (justice) known as Pierce Butler, American jurist (d. 1939)
• 22nd » Jack Boyle, American baseball player (d. 1913)
• 26th » Fred Karno, English producer and manager (d. 1941)
• 27th » John Allan (Australian politician) called John Allan, Australian politician, 29th Premier of Victoria (d. 1936)
• 27th » Andon Zako Çajupi, Albanian lawyer, poet, and playwright (d. 1830)
• 28th » Jimmy Ross (footballer born 1866) known as Jimmy Ross, Scottish footballer (d. 1902)

Famous Deaths for March 1866

• 4th » Alexander Campbell (clergyman) or Alexander Campbell, Irish minister and educator (b. 1788)
• 6th » William Whewell, English priest, historian, and philosopher (b. 1794)
• 11th » Ulysses F. Doubleday, American politician (b. 1792)
• 28th » Solomon Foot, American lawyer and politician (b. 1802)

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