1868
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Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
Decades: | 1830s 1840s 1850s – 1860s – 1870s 1880s 1890s |
Years: | 1865 1866 1867 – 1868 – 1869 1870 1871 |
1868 Media
The Countess Markiewicz (1887–1927)
- Face Nicholas II.jpg
Nicolás II de Rusia, 1913.
- John L. Hines.jpg
John L. Hines, 11th Chief of Staff of the Army
- Scott of the Antarctic crop.jpg
Crop of Robert Falcon Scott in full regalia: this was reproduced as a frontispiece for Scott's The Voyage of the Discovery (London 1905)
1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1868th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 868th year of the 2nd millennium, the 68th year of the 19th century, and the 9th year of the 1860s decade. As of the start of 1868, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
- Helium is discovered.
- Louisa May Alcott's novel Little Women is published.
- Meiji Restoration in Japan.
Births
Deaths
June 1 - James Buchanan, 77, fifteenth President of the United States, respiratory failure (b. 1791)