Maximilian III Jozef, elector of Bayern (1745-77), dies at 50

Death

Dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven

Birth

Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher, dies at 86

Death

French troops conquer Grave Neth

Event

Jean-Baptiste Lamoyne, composer, dies at 45

Death

Wearing masks at balls forbidden in Boston

Event

Danzig surrenders to allied armies

Event

1st coffee planted in Hawaii (Kona)

Event

James Cantey, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1874

Birth

John White Geary, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1873

Birth

Theodor Fontane, German writer (Effi Briest)

Birth

Angelo Maria Benincori, composer, dies at 42

Death

Peter Gronland, composer, dies at 64

Death

Waldemar Thrane, composer, dies at 38

Death

Mark Perrin Lowrey, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885

Birth

Abijah Hammond, owned large portion of Greenwich Village, dies

Death

After gold discovery in Ga, Cherokees forced to move across Miss R

Event

HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin sails from NZ to Sydney

Event

Lehman-theater in St Petersburg catches fire; 100s die

Event

Opera "Stradella" after being rewritten is produced (Hamburg)

Event

John Peter Altgeld, German/US (Gov-Ill)/pardoned Haymarket-anarchists

Birth

Mary Frances Allitsen, composer

Birth

Asa Griggs Candler, developed Coca-Cola

Birth

Gadsden Purchase 45,000ý mi (120,000ý km) by Gila River from M‚xico for $10 million, area is now southern Arizona and New M‚xico

Event

Andre-Charles-Prosper Messager, composer

Birth