Tremont Hotel, 1st US modern hotel opens (Boston)

Event

Ferdinand van der Haeghen, Flemish librarian/bibliography

Birth

George Crockett Strong, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1863

Birth

Vicente Riva Palacio, Mexico, writer/diplomat

Birth

London parliament catches fire; historic documents burn

Event

Friedrich Theodor Frohlich, composer, dies at 33

Death

John Francis Barnett, composer

Birth

Queens University in Kingston is chartered

Event

Dentist William T Morton demonstrates effectiveness of ether

Event

Charlotte Bronte's book "Jane Eyre" published

Event

1st US homeopathic medical college opens in Pennsylvania

Event

Geoirge Washington Williams, famous African

Birth

Charles Harford Lloyd, composer

Birth

Arnold Krug, composer

Birth

British seize Tigre Island in Gulf of Fonseca from Honduras

Event

George Washington Williams, 1st major black historian, dies

Death

Avery College establishes in Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Event

James Ten Eyck, champion rower/coach (Ten Eyck Trophy namesake)

Birth

Dutch Govt recognize Catholics right to organize

Event

Oscar Wilde, [Fingal O'Flahertie Wills], Dublin, (Pic of Dorian Gray)

Birth

Karl J Kautsky, Austrian marxist/socialist

Birth

Camille Looten, Belgian priest/literature historian

Birth

John Brown leads 20 in raid on federal arsenal, Harper's Ferry, Va

Event

Confederacy starts selling postage stamps

Event

George Burgwyn Anderson, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 31

Death