Occupation of Asuncion
Leads Allied forces into Asuncion during the final phase of the war.
Historical events in 1869
87 historical records
January 18694 historical events
President of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
Resume of General Council Meetings
Helps prepare a summary of General Council meetings for publication in The Bee-Hive.
President of Ecuador
Appointed acting President of Ecuador
February 18691 historical events
Succession
Informed by Charles Anthony that Leopold had been sounded out for the Spanish throne. Charles Anthony asks Bismarck to tell William to decide Leopolds Spanish succession
March 18695 historical events
Reform of Government
Introduces the Irish Church Bill to end the Union of the English & Irish Churches. Introduces the Irish Church Bill to end the establishment of the Irish Church
First Published Periodic System
Presents the periodic system to the Russian Chemical Society and arranges elements so that chemical properties recur systematically with atomic weight.
Birth of Neville Chamberlain
Neville Chamberlain is born in Birmingham to Joseph and Florence Chamberlain.
Public Credit Act
The Public Credit Act promises repayment of federal obligations in coin, strengthening expectations that the United States will ultimately restore specie convertibility.
Birth of John Robert Clynes
Birth of John Robert Clynes
April 18691 historical events
The Belgian Massacres
Helps issue an International address to European and American workers condemning violence in Belgium.
May 18693 historical events
Benedetti is told by Bismarck that Leopold had refused the Spanish throne
Benedetti is told by Bismarck that Leopold had refused the Spanish throne
Transcontinental Railroad
Stanford participates in the ceremony linking the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads.
Address to the National Labor Union
Drafts an address from the International to the National Labor Union in the United States.
June 18694 historical events
Arrest of Takeaki Enomoto
Forced to surrender at the Battle of Hakodate & is imprisoned
Battle of Hakodate
Forced to surrender at the Battle of Hakodate & is imprisoned
Birth of Hendrikus Colijn
Birth of Hendrikus Colijn
Arrest of Takeaki Enomoto
Arrested, 1869-1872
July 18691 historical events
Prime Minister of New Zealand
Appointed Prime Minister of New Zealand, 3rd term
August 18692 historical events
General Council Report on the Right of Inheritance
Prepares the General Council report on the right of inheritance for the International.
President of Ecuador
Appointed President of Ecuador, 2nd constitutional term
October 18694 historical events
Birth of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Birth of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, son of a Prime Minister of a princely state
Death of Edward Stanley
Death of Earl Stanley of Derby
Arrest of Jose Perez
Arrested and incarcerated in the national jail, following an accusation of treason and bribery from the Spanish Government
Treason
Arrested and incarcerated in the national jail, following an accusation of treason and bribery from the Spanish Government
November 18696 historical events
Opening of Suez Canal
Opens the completed Suez Canal to international navigation.
Sovereignty
Opens the canal under Egyptian sovereignty while operation remains in the hands of the Suez Canal Company.
Suez Canal
The Suez Canal is opened by Khedive Ismail Pasha of Egypt and Sudan
Suez Canal
The Suez Canal opens
Opening of Suez Canal
Celebrates the opening of the canal after a decade of construction across the Suez Isthmus.
Rupert Land Purchase
Arranges transfer of Rupert Land from the Hudson Bay Company.
December 18692 historical events
Red River Resistance
Leads a provisional government during the Red River Resistance.
Battle of Miyako
Togo participated as a third-class officer aboard the Kasuga in the last battles against the remnants of the Bakufu forces, the naval Battle of Miyako
Minister of Vatican
Appointed Minister to the Vatican
Continuous-Current Generator
Improves electrical generation for practical industrial machinery and lighting.
Gramme Ring Dynamo
Builds a ring-armature dynamo producing comparatively smooth direct current.
Diablo Cojuelo, El
Marti publishes his first political writings in the only edition of the newspaper El Diablo Cojuelo, published by Fermin Valdes Dominguez
Independence of Cuba
Marti publishes his first political writings in the only edition of the newspaper El Diablo Cojuelo, published by Fermin Valdes Dominguez
Independence of Cuba
Publishes "Abdala", a patriotic drama in verse form in the one-volume La Patria Librenewspaper,"Abdala" is about a fictional country called Nubia which struggles for liberation. Marti publishes his first political writings in the only edition of the newspaper El Diablo Cojuelo, published by Fermin Valdes Dominguez
Abdala
Publishes "Abdala", a patriotic drama in verse form in the one-volume La Patria Librenewspaper,"Abdala" is about a fictional country called Nubia which struggles for liberation
Patria Librenewspaper, La
Publishes "Abdala", a patriotic drama in verse form in the one-volume La Patria Librenewspaper,"Abdala" is about a fictional country called Nubia which struggles for liberation
President of Ecuador
Appointed President of Ecuador, 2nd term
Das Rheingold
Composes, "Das Rheingold"
Das Rheingold
1st performance of, "Das Rheingold"
Constitution of Germany
The Customs Union fails, "no man is humiliated who does not feel himself humiliated"
North German Confederation
The North German Confederation allows equal rights for the different religious denominations
North German Confederation
The North German Confederation establishes unified measures and weights (with the obligatory introduction of the metric system)
Union-Customs
The Customs Union fails, "no man is humiliated who does not feel himself humiliated"
Basel Chair of Classical Philology
Nietzsche is appointed professor of classical philology at the University of Basel.
SDP
Founded by Liebknecht at the Congress of German Socialists
Cathode Ray Shadows
Observes sharp shadows in discharge tubes, showing that cathode rays travel in straight lines from the cathode.
Cadet
Appointedadet in the Deaths Head Hussars
Seafaring Apprenticeship Begins
Begins a seafaring apprenticeship with A. Gibson and Company of Liverpool and starts his professional life at sea.
Cardwell Reforms
Institutes the Cardwell Reforms that make peacetime flogging illegal
Independence of Great Britain
Disestablishes the Irish Church
Independence of Ireland
Disestablishes the Irish Church
Legislation
Disestablishes the Irish Church
Reform of State Religion
Disestablishes the Irish Church. 2nd reading to disestablish the Irish Church, wins by 118
Rule of Belgium
Bismarck reveals to Gladstone France's proposal to exchange south Germany for Belgium
Treaty of Benedetti
Bismarck reveals to Gladstone France's proposal to exchange south Germany for Belgium
Birth of Maud
Birth of Maud, 5th child of Edward & Princess Alexandria
Peerage
Created Baron Acton, 1st
Rear Admiral
Appointed Rear Admiral
Requiem
Composition of "Requiem"
Birth of Victor Emmanuel III
Birth of Victor Emmanuel III, son of Umberto I
CPP
Founds the Constitutional Progressive Party
Constitution of Japan
Founds the Constitutional Progressive Party
Battle of Hakodate
Togo participated as a third-class officer aboard the Kasuga in the last battles against the remnants of the Bakufu forces, the naval Battle of Hakodate
The League of Youth
Publication of "The League of Youth"
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Venstre Party
Marriage
Marries Elizabeth, Princess of Wied
Boris Godunov
Composition of "Boris Godunov"
The Idiot
Publication of "The Idiot"
Birth of Alexander Alexandrovich
His second son Alexander Alexandrovich is born but dies in infancy the following year.
Gaps for Undiscovered Elements
Leaves deliberate gaps in the periodic system where the pattern indicates that undiscovered elements should exist.
Periodic Table
Places uranium in the developing periodic system.
Addition Reaction Orientation
The achievement marks addition reaction orientation as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Markovnikov Rule
Formulates the rule predicting orientation in additions to unsymmetrical alkenes.
President of South Africa
Appointed President of the South African Republic, 3rd term
Innocents Abroad
Publication of "Innocents Abroad"
President of USA
Appointed President of the USA, 18th President
Committee on Appropriations
Chairs the House Appropriations Committee during the Forty-first Congress.
Vice President
Appointed Vice President of the USA
National Womens Suffrage
1st President of the 1st womens movement in the USA, National Womens Suffrage
President of United States of America
Appointed President of the National Womens Suffrage
Brooklyn Bridge Construction Begins
Work began on the proposed East River suspension bridge intended to link Manhattan and Brooklyn. The project changed the techniques available to later investigators.
East River Bridge Foundations Investigated
Bridge engineering required detailed assessment of riverbed and anchorage conditions for a very long span. Its practical implications extended beyond the initial application.