Zschokke, writer, dies

Death

Harriet Hubbard Ayers, beauty cream maufacturer and expert/columnist

Birth

Lafcadio Hearn, US, journalist/author (Chita)

Birth

Jacob Adolf Hagg, composer

Birth

Ivan Vazov, Bulgaria, poet/novelist/playwright (Under the Yoke)

Birth

Mildred J Hill, composer/musician (Happy Birthday To You)

Birth

Jean C Baud, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1834-36), dies at 69

Death

Chatham Roberdeau Wheat, Confederate major, dies in battle at about 35

Death

May Irwin, US comedienne/singer (Hot Time in the Old Town)

Birth

-28] Battle at Garnett's/Golding's Farms, Virginia

Event

Battle of Gaines' Mill, VA (Cold Harbor, Chickahominy Bluffs) Day 3

Event

Skirmish at Fairfax (Courthouse) Virginia

Event

Martin E Green, Confederate brig-general, shot dead at 38

Death

Atlanta Campaign-Battle of Kennesaw Mountain GA

Event

Charles Garrison Harker, US Union-brig-general, dies in battle at 26

Death

Bank of Calif opens doors

Event

Emma Goldman, anarchist/publisher (Mother Earth)

Birth

Paul Laurence Dunbar, Dayton Ohio, poet/novelist (Oak and Ivory)

Birth

Democratic Party elects Samuel Tilden as presidential candidate

Event

1st NLer to get 6 hits in 9 inn game (Dave Force, Phila Athletics)

Event

Christian G Ehrenberg, German zoologist (micro-organisms), dies at 81

Death

Jean F Van Royen, Dutch bibliophile/secretary-general of PTT

Birth

Helen Keller, Ala, blind-deaf author/lecturer had more sense than many

Birth

Eduard Spranger, German psychologist/educator

Birth

Gaston Bachelard, French philosopher (La psychanalyse du feu)

Birth