Timelines for year 1860

Gretchen Hartman

Gretchen Hartman


Daughter of actress Agnes A. Hartman (1860-1822 December 1932), who also appeared in films.

Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau


Nonfiction book: "Wild Fruits", written 1860, published 1999.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger


Only the second governor in California's history to be born in a foreign country. John Downey, the 7th Governor of California, was born in Ireland and served from 1860-1862.

Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx


Maternal grandfather, Lafe Schonburg, was a magician and ventriloquist who toured Germany for over 50 years with his wife and three children, one of whom was Groucho's mother Minnie. The Schonburgs emigrated to the United States in 1860. Lafe Schonburg died in Chicago, IL in 1919 at the age of 101.

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan


RFeagan was of Irish descent. His grandfather Micheal Regan emigrated to the US from Ballyporeen, Ireland, in the 1860s. Ballyporeen, a tiny rural farming town in County Tipperary, is located in the south-central part of the country and its inhabitants are frequently referred to as "Midlanders". The Regans were one of three primary families, or "clans", that populated St. Mary's Parish in the village of Ballyporeen. The Ronald Reagan Visitors Centre was built down the street from St. Mary's Church following his visit to his ancestral home in the mid-1980s. Ironically, the spelling of the family name Regan was changed to Reagan after they arrived in the US.

Henry Miller Jr.

Henry Miller Jr.


Son of actor Henry Miller (1860-1926) and younger brother of producer Gilbert Miller.

William F. Cody

William F. Cody


Before he went into show business, he had been a trapper, a bullwhacker, a Colorado "Fifty-Niner", Pony Express rider (1860), wagonmaster, stagecoach driver, Civil War soldier, and even hotel manager.

Shaun C. Grenan

Shaun C. Grenan


Founder and captain of an 1860s Base Ball Team, the Gettysburg Sentinels.