Roscoe Conkling, MC (Union), died in 1888

Birth

Fran‡ois Cr‚pin, Belgian botany

Birth

John Stevens Bowen, Major General (Confederate Army) died in 1863

Birth

Pieter G Witsen Geysbeek, historian/literary, dies at 58

Death

Alfred Sisley, French impressionist painter

Birth

William G Sumner, US sociologist/political analyst

Birth

Carlotta Patti, Italian soprano

Birth

A G Henri Regnault, French water colors painter

Birth

Gustav Weber, composer

Birth

Zinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian vice-admiral

Birth

Johan Willem, son of Dutch princess Marianne and coachman

Birth

Alfred de Mussets "Bettine," premieres in Paris

Event

Pietro Raimondi, Italian composer (Potifar, Giacobbe), dies at 66

Death

John H Aberson, 1st chancellor (Dutch Agricultural University)

Birth

Dr Richard Gatling patents machine gun

Event

Ormsby Mcknight Mitchel, US astronomer/Union-general-major, dies at 53

Death

Helena, Montana's capital, founded

Event

Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, composer

Birth

Jesse James gang robs bank in Lexington Missouri ($2000)

Event

John Menard of Louisiana is 1st black elected to Congress

Event

Lawrence Grant, Bournemouth England, actor (Bulldog Drummond)

Birth

Phila Athletics beat Chicago for 1st Natl Assn baseball pennant

Event

Paul Val‚ry, France, poet/essayist/critic (La Jeune)

Birth

P T Barnum's circus, "Greatest Show on Earth," debuts (NYC)

Event

Francisco Madero, Mexico, revolutionary, president (1911-13)

Birth