David Livingstone, Scotland, explorer (found by Stanley in Africa)

Birth

Johannes Josephus Hermanus Verhulst, composer

Birth

Lewis Henry Little, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862

Birth

David Henry Williams, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1891

Birth

William Allingham, Irish poet (Laurence Bloomfield in Ireland)

Birth

Richard Burton, explorer/translator (Arabian Nights)

Birth

Francis Barretto Spinola, Brig General (Union volunteers)

Birth

Boston, Mass incorporated as a city

Event

Cornelis A van Sypesteyn, Dutch governor of Surinam (1873-82)

Birth

Alexander Shaler, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1911

Birth

1st US bank robbery (City Bank, NY/$245,000)

Event

Robert Daniel Johnston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1919

Birth

Ulrika "Minna" Cant-Johnstown, Finnish playwright (Kovan onnen lapsia)

Birth

George Augustus Kollmann, composer, dies at 56

Death

Willem H de Beaufort, Dutch historian/politician

Birth

Constantin Dimitrescu, composer

Birth

Wyatt Earp, Monmouth Ill, sheriff (OK Corral)

Birth

Adalbert Gyrowetz, composer, dies at 87

Death

Roque S enz Pe¤a, pres of Argentina (1910-14)

Birth

Opera "Faust" by Charles Gounod premieres in Paris

Event

William Jennings Bryan, "The Great Commoner" orator/statesman

Birth

F Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter (Modern Vasari), dies at 73

Death

Opera "Mireille" premieres in Paris

Event

Battle of Bentonville-Confederates retreat from Greenville NC

Event

Louis Clapisson, composer, dies at 57

Death