James Birdseye MacPherson, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1864

Birth

Giulio Roberti, composer

Birth

Ignaz Joseph Pleyel, Austrian composer/piano builder, dies at 74

Death

1st streetcar (horse-drawn) (John Mason) debuts in NYC; fare 12«› rode on 4th Avenue between Prince and 14th Sts

Event

Charles Carroll, large landowner/signed Decl of Ind, dies at 95

Death

Rasmus Rask, Danish language scholar, dies at 44

Death

Charles Darwin departs by horse to Montevideo

Event

Antonius von der Linde, Neth/German librarian/chess player

Birth

William Thomson enters Glasgow University at 10 yrs 4 months

Event

August Senoa, Croatian author (Zlatarevo zlato)

Birth

Claude Monet, France, impressionist (Water Lilies)

Birth

Thomas Bruce, Count of Elgin and Kincardine, British diplomat, dies

Death

Henry de Cock, reform vicar, dies at 41

Death

Walter Williams, claimed to be last survivor of Civil War (d 1959)

Birth

Flora Tristan, writer, dies at 41

Death

Johann Ernst Perabo, composer

Birth

Allen Hill, cricketer (took the 1st wicket in Test cricket)

Birth

"Moby Dick," by Herman Melville, published

Event

Feliks Ostrowski, composer, dies at 58

Death

Frederick Jackson Turner, Wisc, historian/educator (Harvard U)

Birth

Skirmish at Danville, Mississippi

Event

Bedford Forrest is assigned to command of West Tennessee

Event

Leo H A Baekeland, Belgian/US chemist (bakelite)

Birth

Jakob Schaffner, Swiss writer: Conrad Pilater

Birth

Ren‚ de Clerq, Flemish poet/author (Emergency Horn)

Birth