Birthdays
George Baylor
Turns 24 on this date
James Breathed
Turns 28 on this date
Charles Henry Gere
Turns 28 on this date
William Whedbee Kirkland
Turns 33 on this date
Samuel Phillips Lee
Turns 54 on this date
John Aaron Rawlins
Turns 35 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | In Dakota Territory, a winter storm catches a detachment of cavalry on the trail and several men die |
02/13/1866 to 02/14/1866 |
| Education/Culture | In Mobile, Joe Cain and friends revive the city's traditional Mardi Gras celebrations with an irreverent parade | 02/13/1866 |
| Crime/Disasters | Months of sometimes violent volcanic activity are striking the Greek Island of Santorini |
01/19/1866 to 02/20/1866 |
| Science/Technology | Off New York City, naval engine designs compete in a race between the "Winooski" and the "Algonquin" |
02/13/1866 to 02/14/1866 |
| Religion/Philosophy | Shrove Tuesday | 02/13/1866 |
| 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 |
| Crime/Disasters | The probable first ever peacetime daylight bank robbery in American history takes place in Liberty, Missouri | 02/13/1866 |