John Sappington Marmaduke, Major General (Confederate Army)

Birth

Lucy Hobbs Taylor, 1st US woman dentist (1866)

Birth

Giovanni V Schiaparelli, Italian astronomer (Mars) [or March 4]

Birth

Manuel Fernandez Caballero, composer

Birth

HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin leaves Australia

Event

Charles Ammi Cutter, US librarian (Expansive classification)

Birth

Jos‚ Zorilla's "El Zapatero y el Rey," premieres in Madrid

Event

Boston conducts its 1st town meeting (Faneuil Hall)

Event

King Umberto I, of Italy (1878-1900)

Birth

-5.3øF (-20.7øC) in Groningen

Event

Antonio de Castro Alves, Brazilian poet (Espumas Flutuantes)

Birth

Thomas Riley Marshall, (D) 28th VP (1913-21)

Birth

Paul Ehrlich, Germany, bacteriologist (Nobel-1908)

Birth

Abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58

Death

Vilhelm FK Bjerknes, Norwegian/US physicist/meteorology

Birth

Battle of New Bern NC: General Burnside conquers New Bern

Event

Rossini's "Petite Messe Solennelle," premieres in Paris

Event

[John] Casey Jones, RR engineer (Ballad of Casey Jones)

Birth

Union troops occupy Fort de Russy, Louisiana

Event

Calif legislature approves act making Golden Gate Park possible

Event

Joannes DJ Aengenent, sociologist/bishop of Haarlem (1928-35)

Birth

Mary Carr, Phila, actress (Forbidden Trail, Pack Up Your Troubles)

Birth

Anton F Philips, president-director of Philips

Birth

Isadore Gilbert Mudge, US, librarian/author (Thackeray Dictionary)

Birth

Norman Houstoun O'Neill, composer

Birth