Frederic Thieme, composer, dies at 51

Death

Thousands of Whites massacred in Haiti

Event

John Letcher, Gov (Confederacy), died in 1884

Birth

Battle at Horseshoe Bend Ala: Andrew Jackson beats Creek-indians

Event

James Gallant Spears, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869

Birth

Constantine S Aksakov, Russian historian/poet

Birth

Isaac Mayer Wise, rabbi/founder (American Hebrew Congregations)

Birth

Edwin Drake, drilled 1st productive US oil well

Birth

Joshua Thomas Owen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1887

Birth

Joseph Quinaux, Belgian painter

Birth

J H Voá, writer, dies at 75

Death

Wilhelm Liebknecht, German MP (social-democratic)

Birth

20,000 attend Ludwig von Beethovens burial in Vienna

Event

Robert Emmet Rodes, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1864

Birth

Ritta and Christina, Siamese twins, in Sardinia

Birth

Amelia Barr, writer

Birth

Maria Fitzherbert, morganatic wife of King George IV, dies

Death

Bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56

Death

Auguste De Polignac, premier France, dies at 66

Death

12,000 US troops capture Vera Cruz, Mexico [or 0327?]

Event

John Jacob Astor, charted American Fur Company, dies at 84

Death

Niagara Falls stops flowing for 30 hours due to an ice jam

Event

Aleksei Kuropatkin, Russian general/minister of War

Birth

Britain formally annexs Punjab after defeat of Sikhs in India

Event

Ireland's SS Royal Adelaide sinks in storm; 200 die

Event