Congress establishes Government Printing Office

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US Secret Service created

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Tullahoma campaign, TN

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At Ft Towson, Gen Stand Watie surrenders last sizeable confed army

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Samuel Sarphati, Amsterdam physician/social activist, dies at 53

Death

Christopher Latham Sholes patents "Type-writer"

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Carl Milles, Uppsala Sweden, fountain sculptor (Wedding of Rivers)

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Irvin S Cobb, Ky, writer/humorist (Old Judge Priest)

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Hermann Stephani, composer

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Blair Fairchild, composer

Birth

George Backing, English sea officer/explorer (B's River), dies at 81

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William Ewart Berry, 1st viscount Camrose/English nobleman

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Werner Krauss, Germany, actor (Cabinet of Dr Caligari, Joyless Street)

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Ernst Rowohlt, German publisher (Rowohlt-Verlag)

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John Finley Williamson, Canton Ohio, conductor (Westminster Choir)

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Frederick Douglass is 1st African-American nominated for president

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Anna Achmatova, [AA Gorenko], Russian conductor (Tsjetki)

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Lee Moran, Chicago IL, actor (Circus Clown)

Birth

Emil Naumann, composer, dies at 60

Death

George Parr, cricketer (Nottinghamshire and All-England), dies

Death

Francis Henry Brown, composer, dies at 73

Death

Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Polish/US pianist

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Edmund Cobb, Albuquerque NM, western actor (Comanche Territory)

Birth

Able Kiviat, US, runner (Olympic-gold-1912)

Birth

Donald McBride, Brooklyn NY, actor (Mr Clyde-My Friend Irma)

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