Felix Draeseke, composer

Birth

Willem I resigns as king of Netherlands

Event

Nicolaas Petrovic Njegos, king of Montenegro (1910-18)

Birth

Edgar Allen Poe, poet (Raven), dies in Balt at 40

Death

James Whitcomb Riley, US, poet (Raggedy Man)

Birth

Christiaan R de Wet, South Africa, Boer General (Nicholsonsnek)

Birth

Cyrus Chambers Jr patents folding machine that folds book and newspapers

Event

-Oct 13th) Battle of Darbytown Road, VA

Event

John Gregg, US judge/Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 36

Death

Naval Engagement at Bahia Harbor Brazil-CSS Florida vs USS Wachusett

Event

Alexander Gardiner, US Union brig-general, dies in battle

Death

Heinrich Federer, Switz, writer (Das letzte Stndlein des Papstes)

Birth

Martha McChesney Berry, US, founded Berry School for Children

Birth

Cornell University (Ithaca NY) opens

Event

Fred H Hovey, tennis champ (US Open-1895)

Birth

L‚on Gambetta flees Paris in balloon

Event

Uncle Dave Macon, entertainer

Birth

16-hour fire injures 30 of Chicago's 185 firefighters

Event

Joe Hill, Jevla Sweden, organizer (IWW)/songwriter (Union Scab)/martyr

Birth

Germany and Austrian-Hungary sign Twofold Covenant

Event

Joseph Bovet, composer

Birth

Jaime Pahissa, composer

Birth

1st World Series (game 2), Chicago (NL) beats Cincinnati (AA) 2-0

Event

Niels Bohr, Denmark, physicist, expanded quantum physics (Nobel 1922)

Birth

Johannes B Tielrooy, Dutch literary (Chateaubriand)

Birth