1866-97, Indian Wars
Year 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). more...
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Events of 1866
January - March
January 6 - Ottoman troops clash with men of a Maronite leader Karam in St. Doumit in Lebanon: Ottomans are defeated.;
January 12 - Royal Aeronautical Society is formed (London).;
February 7 - Battle of Abtao: A Spanish naval squadron fought a combined Peruvian-Chilean fleet, at the island of Abtao in the Chiloé Archipelago of central Chile.;
February 13 - The first daylight bank robbery in United States history during peacetime takes place in Liberty, Missouri. This is considered to be the first robbery committed by Jesse James and his gang, although James's role is disputed.;
February 26 - The Calaveras Skull is discovered. Purported to be evidence of humans during the Pliocene Age, it turns out to be a hoax.;
April - June
April 4 - Alexander II of Russia narrowly escapes an assassination attempt in the city of Kiev. A design for a city gate to commemorate his escape was the inspiration for Mussorgsky's The Great Gate of Kiev from Pictures at an Exhibition.;
April 10 - The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh.;
May - Student Ferdinand Cohen-Blind fails to assassinate Otto von Bismarck in Unter den Linden in Berlin;
May 2 - Battle of Callao: Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet.;
May 11 - London bank Overend, Gurney and Company collapses precipitating a financial crisis.;
May 16 - The U.S. Congress approves the minting of a nickel five cent coin (nickel), elimination of its predecessor the half dime would not be completed until 1873 because of pressure from silver mining interests (Walter Breen).;
May 24 - Battle of Tuyutí - 32.000 soldiers of the Triple Alliance defeat 24.000 Paraguayan soldiers few miles north of the Paraná, Argentina - 16.000 casualties.;
June 2 - Fenian forces skirmish with Canadian militia at Ridgeway and Fort Erie;
June 5 - Calculations indicate Pluto reached its most recent aphelion (furthest point from Sun) on this day. The next aphelion will occur in August 2113.;
June 8 - The Canadian Parliament meets for the first time in Ottawa.;
June 11 - Agra High Court established (later shifted to Allahabad High Court.;
June 14 - Beginning of the Austro-Prussian War, when the Austrians and most of the medium German states declare war on Prussia.;
June 20 - The Kingdom of Italy declares war on Austria.;
June 27-June 29 - The Prussians defeat the Hanoverian army at the Battle of Langensalza.;
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