Year 1866 in History - Important Historical Events of the year 1866

The year 1866 has a special significance of its own in India and world history. Let us know some such important events of the year 1866 such as: born famous people, death of famous people, war treaty, independence of a country, invention of new technology, change of power, important national and international day etc., knowing which your general Knowledge will increase.

Event__Date	Incident/Event
11 June	Allahabad High Court was established. It was formerly known as Agra High Court.
28 July	In the US, the use of the metric system for metering was legalized.
15 October	A massive fire broke out in 2500 Canadian houses in Quebec, a French-dominated region of Canada.
11 January	In England, 220 people died after being hit by the storm 'Steamer London'.
02 March	The needle company Excelsior began sewing machine needles.
19 March	The intruder vessel sank at Monarch Leverpull, killing 738 people.
18 January	Wesley College was established in Melbourne.
26 February	The New York Legislature created the Neek Metropolitan Board of Health.
28 March	The first ambulance was prepared for service.
08 April	The states of Italy and Persia formed an alliance against the Austrian Empire.
02 May	Battle of Callao: Peru's fighters fought the Spanish fleet.
20 June	Kingdom of Italy declares war against Austria
01 July	The first constitution of Romania was introduced.
23 August	The Treaty of Prague ended the Ostro-Prussian War.
01 September	Published the first Hawaiian daily newspaper.
15 October	Violent fire destroyed 2,500 homes in Quebec.
20 November	Howard University was founded in Washington, DC)
18 December	Wooster's College established in Ohio.
18 January	Wesley College, the largest school in Australia by enrolment, was established in Melbourne.
25 February	Miners in Calaveras County, California, discovered a humanskull that a prominent geologist claimed was proof (later disproven)that humans had existed during the Pliocene age.
06 April	The Grand Army of the Republic, a brother -in -law, was made up of the American Army veterans, who served in the US Civil War, was founded in Decatur, Illinois.
02 June	Fanian raid-the-ridway fight, first place in Ontario to lead by Canadian soldiers and lead by Canadian officials.
02 June	Fenion raids - The battle of the ridway, first fought by Canadian soldiers and especially led by Canadian officials, took place in Ontario.
28 July	At the age of 18, Vinny Reem became the first and youngest artist to receive a statue from the United States government, the statue of Abraham Lincoln in Capital Rotunda, USA.

Birth	Name/Category/Country
09 May	Gopal Krishna Gokhale / Politician / India
09 May	Gopal Krishna Gokhale / Freedom Fighter / India
09 May	Gopal Krishna Gokhale / Politician / India
15 November	Cornelia Sorabji / Lawyer / India

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