Charles Hall‚ founds Hall‚ Orchestra in Manchester

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William Wells Brown published 1st Black drama, "Leap to Freedom"

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Francesco Antonio Norberto Pinto, composer, dies at 44

Death

Charles Martin Tornow Loeffler, Mulhouse Alsace, composer

Birth

US Navy's 1st ironclad warship (Monitor) launched

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Walter Johannes Damrosch, composer

Birth

Samuel Pl'h Naber, Dutch rear-admiral/librarian

Birth

Gelett Burgess, author (Purple Cow)

Birth

Wilfred Lucas, actor (Pardon Us, Chump at Oxford)

Birth

Seymour Hicks, St Helier Jersey, actor-manager (Scrooge)

Birth

Rose Melville, actress (Sis)

Birth

Storm flood ravages Dutch coastal provinces

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French President MacMahon resigns

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Jaak Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer, dies at 58

Death

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, New Hyde Park NY, 32nd Pres (D) (1933-1945)

Birth

England team presented with ashes of a bail after Sydney Test

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John Henry Towers, aviator/naval hero

Birth

Harry Moses 297 not out for NSW against Victoria

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Asa Gray, US botanist (Flora of North America), dies at 77

Death

Victoria beat NSW after following on (NSW all out 63 needed 76)

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John Herschel uses camera obscura to photograph 48" (120cm) telescope

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Karl Merz, composer, dies at 53

Death

Charles Trowbridge Haubiel, composer

Birth

Bobby Abel carries his bat for 132* for England in SCG Test

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Capt Lugard occupies Uganda's King Mwanga's hide out

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