Timeline October 1864

Events in October 1864 4

• 1777 – 1864 Roger Taney (1777-1864) Died 12 October 1864, aged 87 Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, author of the 1857 Dred Scott decision denying citizenship to Black Americans. He died in Washington, D.C., still serving on the Court.
• 1864 Second Schleswig War ends Prussia and Austria defeat Denmark The war between Denmark and the German powers Prussia and Austria concluded with the Treaty of Vienna. Denmark ceded the duchies of Schleswig, Holstein, and Lauenburg, a major step toward Prussian dominance in Germany.
• 1864 – 1949 Richard Strauss Late Romantic & modern composer German composer known for his tone poems — Also sprach Zarathustra, Till Eulenspiegel — and operas Salome, Der Rosenkavalier and Elektra.
• 1864 Nevada admitted as a US state Silver-mining territory joins the Union Nevada was admitted to the United States as the 36th state, driven in part by wartime demand for its silver deposits and a desire to secure additional pro-Union votes. Its constitution was rushed through partly to help Lincoln's re-election prospects.