Joan Lucaz, Dutch scholar/journalist/patriot, dies at 60

Death

Adriaan Kluit, Dutch historian, dies at 71

Death

Jan T Beelen, Dutch/Belgian bible expert

Birth

Paul "the Great" Taglioni, Vienna, ballet choreographer

Birth

British take Cayenne (French Guiana) from French (until 1814)

Event

Ferdinand II, king of Sicily

Birth

1st cargo arrives in New Orleans by steam, from Natchez

Event

Jones Mitchell Withers, Mjr General (Confederate Army), died in 1890

Birth

France decrees Bonaparte family excluded from the country forever

Event

Zealous Bates Tower, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1900

Birth

Royal Astronomical Society founded in England

Event

Nikolai Afanisev, composer

Birth

Joseph Robert Davis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896

Birth

Charles Cruft, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883

Birth

Friedrich von Schlegel, German cultural philosopher/poet, dies at 56

Death

Michael Gottard Fischer, composer, dies at 55

Death

Richard Waterhouse Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1876

Birth

Marie-Antoine CarŠme, author (Pattissier Royal Parisien), dies at 48

Death

Battle of Wetumka, Fla

Event

HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reach Sydney Australia

Event

Carlos Troyer, composer

Birth

Adolf Jensen, composer

Birth

Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70

Death

Anthracite coal 1st used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk, Penn

Event

Fran‡ois Copp‚e, French poet

Birth