Henri Leys, Flemish painter

Birth

Giacomo Quarenghi, master builder (Hermitage Theater), dies at 72

Death

Lewis Addison Armistead, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863

Birth

Walter Page Lane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1892

Birth

Joseph Philbrick Webster, composer

Birth

More than 100 vessels destroyed in a storm, Gibraltar

Event

Jan Krtitel Kuchar, composer, dies at 77

Death

Jean Jacques Alfred Mouton, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1864

Birth

Charles G G, Earl of Merode, mayor (Brussels), dies at 67

Death

Ignac Ruzitska, composer, dies at 55

Death

James Deshler, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863

Birth

Georg Johann Schinn, composer, dies at 64

Death

1st US labor newspaper, "The Man," published, NYC

Event

Swami Ramakrishna [Gadadhar Chatterji], Indian mystic/hindu leader

Birth

Ramakrishna, Hooghly Bengal, Hindu saint (preached unity of religions)

Birth

Ernst Mach, Chirlitz-Turas Austria, physicist/philosopher/psychologist

Birth

Detroit Boat Club forms (and still exists)

Event

Samuel Prowse Warren, composer

Birth

1st continuous filibuster in US Senate began, lasting until March 11

Event

Willem Maris, Dutch painter (Hague School)

Birth

Giovanni Liverati, composer, dies at 73

Death

Louis Comfort Tiffany, glassmaker (stained glass windows)

Birth

1st regular steamboat service to California starts (or 02/28)

Event

Alexander L Kielland, Norwegian writer/politician (Garman og Worse)

Birth

George Henschel, composer

Birth