1st US fugitive slave law passed; requires return of escaped slaves

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Haydn's song "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser," premieres in Vienna

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Frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67

Death

Immanuel Kant, German philosopher (Zum ewigen Frieden), dies at 79

Death

Abraham Lincoln, Kentucky, (R) 16th pres (1861-65)

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Charles Darwin, England, discovered evolution (Origin of species)

Birth

Otto Ludwig, German writer (Die Heiterethei)

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Chile gains independence from Spain

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Guillaume Albert Teniers, composer, dies at 71

Death

Mercantile Library of City of NY opens

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Arya Samaj Maha Rishi Dayanand Sarsvati, Indian hindu leader

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Creek Indian treaty signed. Tribal chiefs agree to turn over all their land in Georgia to the government and migrate west by Sept 1, 1826

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Robert Ransom Jr, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1892

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George Meredith, England, poet/novelist (Shaving of Shagpat)

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John Morrissey, boxer/developer of Saratoga Springs horse race track

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Ecuador annexes Gal pagos Islands

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Friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologist/philosopher, dies at 65

Death

Ludwig B”rne, writer, dies at 50

Death

Charles Carroll Walcott, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1898

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Aroostock War: Boundary dispute between Maine and New Brunswick

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Housatonic Railroad opens

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Bert van Tienhoven, mayor (Amsterdam)/foreign minister

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Gijsbert van Tienhoven, Dutch mayor (Amsterdam)/foreign minister

Birth

Ballet "Faust" premieres, Milan

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Amaat Vyncke, Flemish missionary (Flemish Flag)

Birth