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year 1866

In 1866 King Leopold of Belgium declared that "the world is pretty well pillaged already".[1]

Events

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Events

EventStartEnd
Pax Brittanica18151915
Victorian era18401901

 

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Births

TitleBornPlace of birthDiedSummaryDescription
James Harbord21 March 1866US
Illinois
Bloomington
20 August 1947Soldier
Robert Livingston Beeckman15 April 186621 January 1935Politician
Financier
Henri Deterding19 April 18664 February 1939Deep politicianAnglo-Dutch oil tycoon, one of the richest men in the world, oil cartel instigator, very early sponsor of Hitler
Hiram Johnson2 September 1866California
Sacramento
6 August 1945PoliticianA leading US "isolationist" politician.
H. G. Wells21 September 1866Kent
Bromley
UK
13 August 1946AuthorEnglish science fiction writer and futurist
Ramsay MacDonald12 October 1866Scotland
Lossiemouth
Morayshire
UK
9 November 1937Journalist
Politician
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References

  1. https://www.asia-pacificresearch.com/korea-unique-colony-last-colonized-first-revolt/5630818
  2. "Civil Rights Act of 1866", in Encyclopedia of African American History, Volume 1, Leslie Alexander, ed. (ABC-CLIO, 2010) p699.