Wars, battles and sieges94
- Austro-Prussian WarWars & conflicts
- Battle of KöniggrätzBattles
- Battle of LissaBattles
- Third Italian War of IndependenceWars & conflicts
- Battle of CustozaBattles
- French campaign against KoreaWars & conflicts
- Battle of CurupaityBattles
- General Sherman incidentBattles
- Red Cloud's War1866–1868 · Wars & conflicts
- Battle of LangensalzaBattles
- Fenian raids1866–1871 · Wars & conflicts
- Battle of BezzeccaBattles
- Battle of TrautenauBattles
- Battle of BlumenauBattles
- Battle of JičínBattles
- Battle of NachodBattles
- Battle of SkalitzBattles
- Battle of TuyutíBattles
- Battle of CallaoBattles
- Battle of Estero BellacoBattles
- Battle of HühnerwasserBattles
- Battle of MünchengrätzBattles
- Battle of PodolBattles
- Battle of the Hundred-in-the-HandsBattles
- Battle of KissingenBattles
- Battle of TauberbischofsheimBattles
- Battle of AschaffenburgBattles
- Battle of CuruzúBattles
- Battle of SchweinschädelBattles
- Campaign of the MainWars & conflicts
- Engagement at DermbachBattles
- Battle of BurkersdorfBattles
- Battle of HundheimBattles
- Battle of KöniginhofBattles
- Battle of LaufachBattles
- Battle of RidgewayBattles
- Battle of BoquerónBattles
- Battle of HelmstadtBattles
- Battle of CorralesBattles
- Battle of GerchsheimBattles
+54 less-known, on the globe.
Revolts, massacres and attacks14
- Cretan revolt of 1866–18691866–1869 · Revolts & coups
- the revolt of the half past sevenRevolts & coups
- Memphis Riots of 1866Revolts & coups
- New Orleans massacre of 1866Massacres
- Uprising of Polish political exiles in SiberiaRevolts & coups
- Bombardment of ValparaisoAttacks
- Uprising of the San Gil BarracksRevolts & coups
- Sublevación de Villarejo de SalvanésRevolts & coups
- 1867 Macedonian rebellion1866–1867 · Revolts & coups
- 1866 Gallatin County race riotRevolts & coups
- Bombardment of the Fortress MarienbergAttacks
- Pigeon Hill RaidAttacks
- Teradaya incidentAttacks
- Bedford Rifle RangeAttacks
Accidents and fires10
- Grand incendie de QuébecFires & explosions
- Oaks explosionAccidents
- San Francisco Fire DepartmentFires & explosions
- Welwyn Tunnel rail crashAccidents
- Ancien haut fourneau de BussyFires & explosions
- Butaya KajiFires & explosions
- Freiwillige Feuerwehr BuchenFires & explosions
- Freiwillige Feuerwehr WalldürnFires & explosions
- Hatsuuma FireFires & explosions
- Johnstown, Pennsylvania platform collapseAccidents
Treaties, councils and politics6
- Peace of PragueTreaties
- Treaty of ViennaTreaties
- Peace of Nikolsburg (1866)Treaties
- North German Confederation TreatyTreaties
- Tariff ConventionTreaties
- treaty of BayonneTreaties
Expeditions2
- Second Chōshū expeditionExpeditions
- Second Chiloé ExpeditionExpeditions
Disasters1
- Bingöl earthquake of 1866Natural disasters
Already under way in 186673
- Paraguayan War1864–1870 · Wars & conflicts
- Russo-Turkish Wars1568–1918 · Wars & conflicts
- American Indian Wars1609–1924 · Wars & conflicts
- Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War1651–1986 · Wars & conflicts
- Chechen–Russian conflict1785–2017 · Wars & conflicts
- Carlist Wars1833–1876 · Wars & conflicts
- Anglo-Burmese Wars1824–1886 · Wars & conflicts
- New Zealand Wars1845–1872 · Wars & conflicts
- French conquest of Algeria1830–1904 · Wars & conflicts
- Chincha Islands War1864–1866 · Wars & conflicts
- California Genocide1846–1871 · Massacres
- third plague pandemic1855–1945 · Natural disasters
- Apache Wars1849–1924 · Wars & conflicts
- Argentine Civil Wars1814–1880 · Wars & conflicts
- Concordat of 18011801–1905 · Treaties
Came to an end in 18664
- Chincha Islands War1864–1866 · Wars & conflicts
- Navajo Wars1500–1866 · Wars & conflicts
- Corrientes Campaign1865–1866 · Wars & conflicts
- East Cape War1865–1866 · Wars & conflicts
Founded or built in 186664
- Moscow ConservatoryUniversities
- Stellenbosch UniversityUniversities
- GoryōkakuCastles & forts
- Royal Opera HouseTheatres
- 7th Cavalry RegimentGovernment
- Bahia PalacePalaces
- Warszawa Wschodnia Osobowa railway stationTransport
- Clock Tower of BotevgradTowers
- Croatian National Theatre in OsijekMonuments
- Henry Holt and CompanyBuildings
- Miranda CastleBuildings
- Swimming ReindeerArchaeology
- Kansas State CapitolBuildings
- Regional Archaeological Museum Antonino SalinasArchaeology
- Basmane railway stationTransport
- AyacuchoSettlements
- Fort Phil KearnyCastles & forts
- Fort ZoutmanCastles & forts
- Wazir MansionBuildings
- College of WoosterUniversities
- Hotel Grande BretagneTowers
- Norrköping Central StationMonuments
- Small GuildBuildings
- Darius the Great's Suez InscriptionsMonuments
- Johor Grand PalacePalaces
- Pechiguera LighthouseMonuments
- Adelaide Town HallTheatres
- Fort C. F. SmithCastles & forts
- Ausfall GateCastles & forts
- Cantiere navale fratelli OrlandoIndustry & energy
+34 more, on the globe.
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