Explore 1232 historical events from 1860–1869.
Frank Elbridge Webb was an American engineer who served as the Farmer–Labor Party's presidential candidate in 1928. In the 1932 presidential election, he was initially renominated …
Frank Elbridge Webb, American engineer and presidential candidate (died 1949)
Fritz Pregl, was a Slovenian-Austrian chemist and physician from a mixed Slovene-German-speaking background. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1923 for making important contri…
Fritz Pregl, Slovenian chemist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1930)
Major Sir Henry Walford Davies was a renowned English composer, organist, and educator who was Master of the King's Music from 1934 until 1941. He was also a music adviser to the B…
Walford Davies, English organist and composer (died 1941)
Felix Salten was an Austrian author and literary critic. His most famous work is Bambi, a Life in the Woods, which was adapted into an animated feature film, Bambi, by Walt Disney …
Felix Salten, Austrian-Swiss author and critic (died 1945)
Benjamin Johannes "Ben" Viljoen was an Afrikaner-American consul, soldier, farmer, Maderista, and Boer general.
Ben Viljoen, South African general (died 1917)
José María Pino Suárez was a Mexican lawyer, statesman, politician, and journalist who served as the 7th and last Vice President of Mexico from 1911 until his assassination during …
José María Pino Suárez, Mexican politician, Vice President of Mexico, murdered in a military coup (died 1913)
Paweł Owerłło was a Polish stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 45 films between 1912 and 1939.
Paweł Owerłło, Polish actor (died 1957)
Charles Augustus "Kid" Nichols was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the Boston Beaneaters, St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies from 1890 to …
Kid Nichols, American baseball player and manager (died 1953)
Christian Lous Lange was a Norwegian historian, teacher, and political scientist. He was one of the world's foremost exponents of the theory and practice of internationalism.
Christian Lous Lange, Norwegian political scientist, historian, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1938)
Mary Mallon, commonly known as Typhoid Mary, was an Irish-born cook who lived in the United States from a young age and is believed to have infected up to fifty-seven people with t…
Mary Mallon, American cook and typhoid carrier (died 1938)
Soghomon Soghomonian, ordained and commonly known as Komitas, was an Ottoman-Armenian priest, musicologist, composer, arranger, singer, and choirmaster, who is considered the found…
Komitas, Armenian-French priest and composer (died 1935)
Alfred Flatow was a Jewish German gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was murdered in the Holocaust.
Alfred Flatow, German gymnast (died 1942)
Bernard "Ben" Turpin was an American comedian and actor, best remembered for his work in silent films. His trademarks were his cross-eyed appearance and adeptness at vigorous physi…
Ben Turpin, American comedian and actor (died 1940)
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's in…
Mahatma Gandhi, Indian freedom fighter, activist and philosopher (died 1948)
Joseph Duveen, 1st Baron Duveen, known as Sir Joseph Duveen, Baronet, between 1927 and 1933, was a British art dealer who was considered one of the most influential art dealers of …
Joseph Duveen, 1st Baron Duveen, English art dealer (died 1939)
Claude Halstead Van Tyne was an American historian. He was a senior fellow at the University of Pennsylvania in 1902. He taught history at the University of Michigan from 1903 to 1…
Claude H. Van Tyne, American historian and author (died 1930)
Bhaskar Raghunath Bakhale was a Hindustani classical vocalist, a composer, and a teacher.
Bhaskarbuwa Bakhale, Hindustani classical vocalist
Johannes Linnankoski was a Finnish author and playwright, who mainly influenced writing in the Golden Age of Finnish Art. His most famous work is the romance novel, The Song of the…
Johannes Linnankoski, Finnish author (died 1913)
John William Heisman was an American sportsman, writer, and actor. He was a player and coach of American football, baseball, and basketball, and served as the head football coach a…
John Heisman, American football player and coach (died 1936)
Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa was a Brazilian politician who served as the 13th president of Brazil. Elected governor of São Paulo state in 1920 and president of Brazil in 1926,…
Washington Luís, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 13th President of Brazil (died 1957)
Hijikata Toshizō was a Japanese swordsman of the Bakumatsu period and Vice-Commander of the Shinsengumi. As Vice-Commander, he served the Tokugawa Shogunate and co-led his group …
Hijikata Toshizō, Japanese commander (born 1835)
John Augustus Roebling was a German-born American civil engineer. He designed and built wire rope suspension bridges, in particular the Brooklyn Bridge, which has been designated a…
John A. Roebling, German-American engineer, designed the Brooklyn Bridge (born 1806)
Jan Evangelista Purkyně was a Czech anatomist and physiologist. In 1839, he coined the term "protoplasma" for the fluid substance of a cell. He was one of the best known scientists…
Jan Evangelista Purkyně, Czech anatomist and physiologist (born 1787)
Charles Napier Sturt was a British officer and explorer of Australia, and part of the European exploration of Australia. He led several expeditions into the interior of the contine…
Charles Sturt, Indian-English botanist and explorer (born 1795)