Today in History for November 1868

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 9 of 9

2nd - Time zone: New Zealand officially adopts a standard time to be observed nationally
3rd - 1st black Congressman elected (John W Menard, Louisiana)
3rd - Ulysses Grant (R) wins presidential election over Horatio Seymour (D)
11th - 1st American amateur track & field meet (NYC)
13th - American Philological Association organized in NY
23rd - Louis Ducos du Hauron patents trichrome color photo process
26th - 1st baseball game played in enclosed field in SF, at 25th & Folsom
27th - Battle at Washita River, Oklahoma. General Custer attacks group of Native American Indians, their chief Black Kettle dies in the attack
30th - The inauguration of a statue of King Charles XII of Sweden takes place in the King's garden in Stockholm.

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 10 of 10

4th - Carolina Otero, a.k.a La Belle Otero, Spanish actress, singer and courtesan (d. 1965)
8th - Felix Hausdorff, German mathematician (d. 1942)
9th - Andrea d' Angeli, composer
9th - Emmanuel K de Bom, Flemish author (Wrakken)
10th - Gichin Funakoshi, Japanese martial artist (d. 1957)
11th - Edouard Vuillard, French painter/graphic artist
13th - Pierre Maurice, composer
22nd - John Nance Garner, (D) 32nd VP (1933-41)
24th - Scott Joplin, US, entertainer/composer (The Entertainer)
28th - Frantisek Alois Drdla, composer