Explore 1232 historical events from 1860–1869.
Field Marshal Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, was a British Army officer who served as Governor General of Canada, the 12th since the Canadian Confederation…
Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, English field marshal and politician, 12th Governor General of Canada (died…
Hawley Harvey Crippen, colloquially known as Dr. Crippen, was an American homeopath, ear and eye specialist and medicine dispenser who was hanged in Pentonville Prison, London, for…
Hawley Harvey Crippen, American physician (died 1910)
William Sydney Porter, better known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer known primarily for his short stories, though he also wrote poetry and non-fiction. His works i…
O. Henry, American short story writer (died 1910)
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 Confederate invasion of Kentucky is halted at the Battle of Perryville.
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 troops conduct a raid on Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
Philipp Eduard Anton von Lenard was a Hungarian–German experimental physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1905 for his work on cathode rays. This work led to his exp…
Philipp Lenard, Slovak-German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1947)
George Henry Falkiner Nuttall FRS was an American-British bacteriologist who contributed much to the knowledge of parasites and of insect carriers of diseases. He made significant …
George Nuttall, American-British bacteriologist (died 1937)
Gustav Klimt was an Austrian symbolist painter and a founding member of the Vienna Secession movement. His work helped define the Art Nouveau style in Europe. Klimt is known for hi…
Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter and illustrator (died 1918)
Henri Eugène Augustin Le Sidaner was an intimist painter known for his paintings of domestic interiors and quiet street scenes. His style contained elements of impressionism with t…
Henri Le Sidaner, French painter (died 1939)
James Edward Talmage was an English chemist, geologist, and religious leader who served as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-d…
James E. Talmage, English-American religious leader and author (died 1933)
Anastasios Charalambis was a Greek Lieutenant General and interim Prime Minister of Greece for one day in 1922. Before retiring from the Army in 1918, Charalambis commanded the II …
Anastasios Charalambis, Greek lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (died 1949)
Léon Boëllmann was a French composer, known for a small number of compositions for organ. His best-known composition is Suite gothique (1895), which is a staple of the organ repert…
Léon Boëllmann, French organist and composer (died 1897)
Alice Bolingbroke Woodward (1862–1951) was an English artist and illustrator. She was one of the most prolific illustrators at the turn of the 20th century and is known mainly for …
Alice B. Woodward, British illustrator for children and scientists (died 1931)
Amos Alonzo Stagg was an American athlete and college coach in multiple sports, primarily American football. He introduced many innovations to American football. Stagg served as th…
Amos Alonzo Stagg, American baseball player and coach (died 1965)
Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck, also known as Count/Comte Maeterlinck from 1932, was a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist who was Flemish but wrote in French. He wa…
Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1949)
Carl Eytel was a German American artist who built his reputation for paintings and drawings of desert subjects in the American Southwest. Immigrating to the United States in 1885, …
Carl Eytel, German-American painter and illustrator (died 1925)
William Morris Hughes was the seventh prime minister of Australia, serving from 1915 to 1923. He led the nation during World War I, and his influence on national politics spanned s…
Billy Hughes, English-Australian carpenter and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Australia (died 1952)
Johnny Briggs was an English left arm spin bowler who played for Lancashire County Cricket Club between 1879 and 1900 and remains the second-highest wicket-taker in the county's hi…
Johnny Briggs, English cricketer and rugby player (died 1902)
Johanna Gezina van Gogh-Bonger was a Dutch editor who translated the hundreds of letters of her first husband, art dealer Theo van Gogh, and his brother, painter Vincent van Gogh.
Johanna van Gogh-Bonger, sister-in-law of Vincent van Gogh, who is credited with promoting his posthumous fame (died…
Edward Stratemeyer was an American publisher, writer of children's fiction and founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate.
Edward Stratemeyer, American author and publisher (died 1930)
Albert Jeremiah Beveridge was an American historian and United States senator from Indiana. He was an intellectual leader of the Progressive Era and a biographer of Chief Justice J…
Albert J. Beveridge, American historian and politician (died 1927)
Mehmet Esat Bülkat was a Turkish or Albanian officer of the Ottoman Army who fought during the First Balkan War, where he led the Yanya Corps, and in World War I, where he served a…
Mehmet Esat Bülkat, Ottoman general (died 1952)
Mary Henrietta Kingsley was an English explorer, travel writer, and ethnographic observer known for her journeys through West Africa and for her influential writings on African soc…
Mary Kingsley, English explorer and author (died 1900)
Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas Lumière was a French engineer, industrialist, biologist, and illusionist. In 1894 and 1895, he and his brother Louis invented an animated photographic c…
Auguste Lumière, French director and producer (died 1954)