Events from the year 1866 in China. Incumbents Tongzhi Emperor (6th year) Regent: Empress Dowager Cixi Events Nian Rebellion Miao Rebellion (1854–73) Dungan Revolt (1862–77) Panthay Rebellion Tongzhi Restoration Births Luo Zhenyu or Lo Chen-yü (August 8, 1866 – May 14, 1940), courtesy name Shuyun (叔蘊), was a Chinese classical scholar, philologist, epigrapher, antiquarian and Qing loyalist. Sun Yat-sen (Zhongshan, Guangdong) Father of the Republic of China Chung Wing Kwong, revolutionary