Birthdays
Lydia Maria Francis Child
Turns 64 on this date
George Washington Corner
Turns 45 on this date
William Henry Eckels
Turns 35 on this date
Thomas Alva Edison
Turns 19 on this date
Diego John Miller Loop
Turns 43 on this date
Alexander Hamilton Stephens
Turns 54 on this date
John Horace Stevens
Turns 42 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Months of sometimes violent volcanic activity are striking the Greek Island of Santorini |
01/19/1866 to 02/20/1866 |
| Legal/Political | The first session of the 39th Congress is sitting in Washington DC from early January to late July, 1866 |
01/07/1866 to 07/27/1866 |