Birthdays
John Bell
Turns 69 on this date
Ann Barbara Hall Colwell
Turns 33 on this date
Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough
Turns 61 on this date
Walter Paye Lane
Turns 49 on this date
William Miller Parsons
Turns 31 on this date
George Peabody
Turns 71 on this date
Events
| Science/Technology | In New York, the new railroad bridge linking Albany and Rensselaer across the Hudson takes its first traffic | 02/18/1866 |
| 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 |