Explore 1232 historical events from 1860–1869.
Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen was a Norwegian polymath and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He gained prominence at various points in his life as an explorer, a scientist, a diplomat,…
Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian explorer, scientist, and humanitarian, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1930)
John Bagnell Bury was an Anglo-Irish historian, classical scholar, Medieval Roman historian and philologist. He objected to the label "Byzantinist" explicitly in the preface to the…
J. B. Bury, Irish historian and scholar (died 1927)
Richard Dudley Sears was an American tennis player, who won the US National Championships singles in its first seven years, from 1881 to 1887, and the doubles for six years from 18…
Richard Sears, American tennis player (died 1943)
Julia A. Ames was an American journalist, editor and a temperance reformer. She served as an associate editor of the Woman's Temperance Publishing Association's Union Signal. Ames …
Julia A. Ames, American journalist, editor, and reformer (died 1891)
Andrei Petrovich Ryabushkin was a Russian painter. His major works were devoted to life of ordinary Russians of the 17th century.
Andrei Ryabushkin, Russian painter (died 1904)
Antoine Bourdelle, born Émile Antoine Bordelles, was a French sculptor and teacher. He was a student of Auguste Rodin, a teacher of Giacometti and Henri Matisse, and an important f…
Antoine Bourdelle, French sculptor and painter (died 1929)
Peter Ernst von Lasaulx, known as Ernst von Lasaulx was a German philologist and politician.
Ernst von Lasaulx, German philologist and politician (born 1805)
John Stevens Henslow was an English Anglican priest, botanist and geologist. He is best remembered as friend and mentor to Charles Darwin.
John Stevens Henslow, British priest, geologist and doctoral advisor to Charles Darwin (born 1796)
Thornsbury Bailey Brown of Taylor County, Virginia, is generally considered the first Union soldier killed by a Confederate soldier during the American Civil War. Brown, a member o…
Thornsbury Bailey Brown, American soldier (born 1829)
Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth was a United States Army officer, close personal friend of the 16th President of the United States Abraham Lincoln, and law clerk who was the first conspicu…
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John Quincy Marr was a Virginia militia company captain and the first Confederate States Army soldier killed by a Union army soldier in combat during the American Civil War. Marr w…
John Quincy Marr, American captain (born 1825)
Stephen Arnold Douglas was an American politician and lawyer from Illinois. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate for fourteen years and defeated Abraham Lincoln to win…
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Henry Gray was an English anatomist and surgeon most notable for publishing the book Gray's Anatomy. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) at the age of 25.
Henry Gray, English anatomist and surgeon (born 1827)
Abdülmecid I was the 31st sultan of the Ottoman Empire. He succeeded his father Mahmud II on 2 July 1839.
Abdülmecid I, Ottoman sultan (born 1823)
Jonas Furrer was a Swiss lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Federal Council, from 1848 to 1861, and as the first president of the Swiss Confederation from 1848 to …
Jonas Furrer, Swiss lawyer and politician, President of the Swiss Confederation (born 1805)
Camillo Paolo Filippo Giulio Benso, Count of Cavour, Isolabella and Leri, generally known as the Count of Cavour or simply Cavour, was an Italian politician, statesman, businessman…
Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, Italian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Italy (born 1810)
Patrick Brontë was an Irish Anglican clergyman and author who spent most of his adult life in England. One of ten children from a very poor family, he managed to secure a scholarsh…
Patrick Brontë, Anglo-Irish priest and author (born 1777)
Elizabeth Barrett Browning was an English poet of the Victorian era, popular in Britain and the United States during her lifetime and frequently anthologised after her death. Her w…
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, English poet and translator (born 1806)
Vincent Novello, was an English musician and music publisher born in London. He was an organist, chorister, conductor and composer, but he is best known for bringing to England man…
Vincent Novello, English composer and publisher (born 1781)
Eliphalet Remington II was an American engineer who founded what would become known as Remington Arms. Originally the company was known as E. Remington followed by E. Remington & S…
Eliphalet Remington, American inventor and businessman, founded Remington Arms (born 1793)
Ranavalona I, also known as Ramavo or Ranavalo-Manjaka I or Ranavalona reniny, was the sovereign of the Kingdom of Madagascar from 1828 to 1861. After positioning herself as queen …
Ranavalona I, Queen consort of Kingdom of Madagascar and then sovereign (born 1778)
Alcée Louis la Branche was an American politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Louisiana. He served one term as a Democrat from 184…
Alcée Louis la Branche, American politician and diplomat, 1st United States Ambassador to Texas (born 1806)
The Xianfeng Emperor, also known by his temple name Emperor Wenzong of Qing, personal name Yizhu, was the eighth emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the seventh Qing emperor to rule o…
Xianfeng, Emperor of China (born 1831)
Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska, also known as Tekla Bądarzewska was a Polish composer and pianist. She composed mainly for the piano and is internationally known for her composition …
Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska, Polish composer and pianist (born 1829 or 1834)