Explore 854 historical events from 1860–1869.
Princess Stéphanie Clotilde Louise Herminie Marie Charlotte of Belgium was a Belgian princess who became Crown Princess of Austria through marriage to Crown Prince Rudolf, heir-app…
Princess Stéphanie of Belgium (died 1945)
Willy Stöwer was a German artist, illustrator, and author during the Imperial Period. He is best known for nautical paintings and lithographs. Many of his works depict historical m…
Willy Stöwer, German author and illustrator (died 1931)
William Scott O'Connor was an American épée and foil fencer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He won the silver medal in the singlestick competition. He was born in Pittsbu…
William O'Connor, American fencer (died 1939)
Otto Erich Hartleben was a German poet and dramatist from Clausthal, known for his translation of Albert Giraud's Pierrot lunaire: rondels bergamasques.
Otto Erich Hartleben, German poet and playwright (died 1905)
Ransom Eli Olds was an American businessman and executive who was known as a pioneer of the American automotive industry, after whom the Oldsmobile and REO brands were named. He cl…
Ransom E
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: The Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road begins
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: Confederate forces defeat Union forces during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain during the Atlanta cam
Germans are the natives or inhabitants of Germany, or sometimes more broadly any people who are of German descent or native speakers of the German language. The constitution of Ger…
At least 99 people, mostly German and Polish immigrants, are killed in Canada's worst railway disaster after a train fai
The Ikedaya incident , also known as the Ikedaya affair or Ikedaya riot, was an armed encounter between the shishi which included masterless samurai (rōnin) formally employed by th…
Ikedaya Incident: The Choshu Han shishis planned Shinsengumi sabotage on Kyoto, Japan at Ikedaya.
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: Battle of Fort Stevens; Confederate forces attempt to invade Washington, D.C.
Jeanne Bérangère was a French stage and film actress whose career spanned nearly forty years on the stage and in films during the silent film era.
Jeanne Bérangère, French actress (died 1928)
Sir John Ninian Comper was a Scottish-born architect, one of the last of the great Gothic Revival architects.
Ninian Comper, Scottish architect (died 1960)
Richard Georg Strauss was a German composer and conductor known for his tone poems and operas. A leading figure of the late Romantic and early Modern era, and a successor to Richar…
Richard Strauss, German composer and conductor (died 1949)
Frank Michler Chapman was an American ornithologist and pioneering writer of field guides.
Frank Chapman, American ornithologist, photographer, and author (died 1945)
Johan Rudolf Kjellén was a Swedish political scientist, geographer and politician who first coined the term "geopolitics". His work was influenced by Friedrich Ratzel. Along with A…
Rudolf Kjellén, Swedish political scientist and academic (died 1922)
The Taiping Rebellion, also known as the Taiping Civil War, Revolution, or Movement, was a civil war in late imperial China between the Qing dynasty and the rebel Taiping Heavenly …
Taiping Rebellion: Third Battle of Nanking: The Qing dynasty finally defeats the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
The Battle of Peachtree Creek was fought in Georgia on July 20, 1864, as part of the Atlanta campaign in the American Civil War. It was the first major attack by Lt. Gen. John Bell…
American Civil War: Battle of Peachtree Creek: Near Atlanta, Georgia, Confederate forces led by General John Bell Hood…
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: In the Battle of Atlanta, Confederate General John Bell Hood leads an unsuccessful attack on…
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: Battle of Kernstown: Confederate General Jubal Early defeats Union troops led by General George…
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: In the Battle of Ezra Church, Confederate troops make a third unsuccessful attempt under General…
Alois Alzheimer was a German psychiatrist, neuropathologist and colleague of Emil Kraepelin. He is credited with identifying the first published case of "presenile dementia", which…
Alois Alzheimer, German psychiatrist and neuropathologist (died 1915)
Heinrich Wölfflin was a Swiss art historian, esthetician and educator, whose objective classifying principles were influential in the development of formal analysis in art history …
Heinrich Wölfflin, Swiss historian and critic (died 1945)
Hermann Minkowski was a mathematician and professor at the University of Königsberg, ETH Zürich, and the University of Göttingen, described variously as German, Polish, Lithuanian-…
Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician and academic (died 1909)
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: Battle of the Crater: Union forces attempt to break Confederate lines at Petersburg, Virginia by…