Benito P‚rez Gald¢s, Spain, novelist (Fountain of Gold, Naz arin)

Birth

Kaufmann Kohler, reform rabbi/theologian

Birth

Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese painter, dies at 89

Death

Pack destroys Astor Place opera house in NYC (22 killed)

Event

Thomas Johnstone Lipton, Glasgow, yachtsman/tea magnate (Lipton Tea)

Birth

Anatoli Liadov, St Petersburg, Russia, composer (Enchanted Lake) [NS]

Birth

Indian Mutiny begins with revolt of Sepoys of Meerut

Event

Sepoy-revolt in Meerutkazerne, Delhi

Event

Hendrik Zwaardemaker, Dutch physiologist (olfactometer)

Birth

Frederick Zech Jr, composer

Birth

Johan BJFS, archduke of Austria (Firechief and Housewife), dies

Death

Union troops march on state militia in St Louis, MI

Event

Battle of Plum Run Bend, TN (Plum Point Bend)

Event

Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Conf general (Civil War), dies

Death

James Clay Rice, lawyer/Union brig-general, dies in battle at 34

Death

Battles at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia

Event

Thomas Greeley Stevenson, Union brig-general, dies at about 27

Death

Skirmish at Ny River Virginia

Event

Jefferson Davis captured at Irwinsville Georgia

Event

Surrender of Sam Jones

Event

Jim Kelly, cricket wicket-keeper (Australian 1896-1905)

Birth

Golden Spike driven, completes Promontory Pt Ut-Transcontinental RR

Event

Bernhard Molique, composer, dies at 66

Death

Wilhelm Bernard Molique, composer, dies at 66

Death

Jem Mace and defends his heavyweight crown against Irish champ Joe Coburn, it lasts 1 hr and 17 minutes, and neither is struck by a punch

Event