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Giovanni Agnelli
1866Aug, 13

Giovanni Agnelli

Giovanni Agnelli, Italian businessman, founded Fiat S.p.A (d. 1945)
Giovanni Agnelli (13 August 1866 – 16 December 1945) was an Italian businessman, who founded Fiat car manufacturing in 1899.

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Events on 1866

  • 27Mar

    Civil Rights Act of 1866

    President Andrew Johnson vetoes the Civil Rights Act of 1866. His veto is overridden by Congress and the bill passes into law on April 9.
  • 2Jun

    Battle of Ridgeway

    The Fenians defeat Canadian forces at Ridgeway and Fort Erie, but the raids end soon after.
  • 20Jul

    Battle of Lissa (1866)

    Austro-Prussian War: Battle of Lissa: The Austrian Navy, led by Admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, defeats the Italian Navy near the island of Vis in the Adriatic Sea.
  • 20Aug

    Andrew Johnson

    President Andrew Johnson formally declares the American Civil War over.
  • 19Oct

    Mantua

    Austria cedes Veneto and Mantua to France, which immediately awards them to Italy in exchange for the earlier Italian acquiescence to the French annexation of Savoy and Nice.