Emil Aarestrup, Danish physician/poet (Ritornellen), dies at 55

Death

Henrietta Marie Morse King, cattlewoman

Birth

1st Canadian RR opens, between Laprairie and St John, Qu‚bec

Event

Mormons found 1st English settlement in Calif (San Joaquin Valley)

Event

Harry A P Eyres, British diplomat (Constantinople, Albania)

Birth

Louise Blanchard Bethune, 1st US woman architect

Birth

A S C Wallis, [AdŠle SC von Antal-Opzoomer], Dutch writer

Birth

1st major battle of Civil War ends (Bull Run), Va-South wins

Event

Francis Stebbins Bartow, Confederate colonel, dies in battle at 44

Death

C[harles] Aubrey Smith, London England, actor (Prisoner of Zenda)

Birth

Frances Folsom Cleveland, 1st lady (1885-89, 93-97)

Birth

Robert Kahn, composer

Birth

Cholera-epidemic kills hundreds in London

Event

City Gardens on Folsom opens

Event

Josef Strauss, Austrian composer (Dynamids), dies at 42

Death

Jesse James and James Younger gang's 1st train robbery (Adair Iowa)

Event

-27] US army breaks railroad strike

Event

Compressed air accident kills 20 workers on Hudson River tunnel, NY

Event

1st Test Cricket match played at Lord's

Event

Frances Parkinson Keyes, novelist (Dinner at Antoine)

Birth

John-French Cantr‚, Flemish wood carver/painter/cartoonist

Birth

Jacques Feyder, [Fr‚d‚rix], Belg/French actor/director (Anna Christie)

Birth

Matthias J Scheeben, German theologist (Natur und Gnade), dies at 53

Death

Franco Faccio, Italian composer/conductor, dies at 51

Death

Lenore Ulric, US actress (Notorious, Better Woman) [or 1894]

Birth