1866
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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
| Decades: | 1830s 1840s 1850s – 1860s – 1870s 1880s 1890s |
| Years: | 1863 1864 1865 – 1866 – 1867 1868 1869 |
1866 Media
June 20: Start of the Third Italian War of Independence
July 27: Atlantic Cable completed
Alfred Nobel invents dynamite in 1866
Frank Tudor
Swedish politician Emilia Broomé (1866-1925)
Matthew Charlton, Leader of the Opposition, c. 1925
Portrait of Wakatsuki Reijiro (若槻礼次郎, 1866 – 1949)
Butch Cassidy poses in the Wild Bunch group photo, Fort Worth, Texas, 1901
1866 (MDCCCLXVI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1866th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 866th year of the 2nd millennium, the 66th year of the 19th century, and the 7th year of the 1860s decade. As of the start of 1866, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Births
- April 14 – Anne Sullivan, teacher of Helen Keller
- November 8 – Herbert Austin, automobile pioneer (Austin-Healey)