Gustav V, king of Sweden (1907-50)

Birth

Eugene Ysaye, composer

Birth

Abraham Lincoln says "A house divided against itself cannot stand"

Event

Scato Gocko de Vries, Dutch paleographer/librarian

Birth

Battle of Vienna, VA and Secessionville, SC (James Island)

Event

Paul Antonin Vidal, composer

Birth

Union Gen Grant begin siege of Petersburg, Va

Event

Skirmish at Golgotha Georgia

Event

Battle of Lynchburg VA

Event

Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of Mystic Shrine founded, NYC

Event

Pres Grant decrees Wallowa Valley for Nez-Perc‚ indians

Event

Arthur Meighen, (C) 9th PM of Canada (1920-21, 1926)

Birth

Fritz Schulz, German law historian (Classical Novel Law)

Birth

Theo[dorus J] Thijssen, Dutch writer (Kees the boy)

Birth

Gilbert and Sullivan's "HMS Pinafore" debuts at Bowery Theater NYC

Event

James Southerton, cricketer (appeared in England's 1st 2 Tests), dies

Death

Salvation Army forms in Londo

Event

Austria-Hungary and Serbia sign military treaty

Event

17" hailstones weighing 1.75 lbs fall in Dubuque Iowa

Event

1st baseball "Ladies' Day" (NY Gothams beat Cleve Spiders 5-2)

Event

1st roller coaster used (Coney Island NY)

Event

Bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown)

Birth

Stan Laurel, [Arthur S Jefferson], England, comedian (Laurel and Hardy)

Birth

Lupino Lane, London England, actress (Love Parade)

Birth

Victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/min of Justice, dies at 80

Death