Freidrich Wilhelm Weis, composer, dies at 82

Death

Vilnus Lithuanian riots cause death of many Jews

Event

August Beernaert, Belgian premier (1884-94) (Nobel-1909)

Birth

HMS Beagle anchors in Montevideo

Event

1st sugar cane plantation started in Hawaii

Event

Jose Melchor Gomiz y Colomer, composer, dies at 45

Death

Alfred Marshall, London, economist

Birth

Moses Garrish Farmer builds 1st miniature train for children to ride

Event

Liberia declares independence from American Colonization Society

Event

1st Woman's Rights Convention (Senecca Falls NY)

Event

George Bernard Shaw, Dublin Ire, dramatist (Pygmalion-Nobel 1925)

Birth

Baron Lionel de Rothschild is 1st Jew elected to British Parliament

Event

Tommy Garrett, cricketer (original Australian Test player)

Birth

Philippe J Bunau-Varilla, French engineer (Colombia-Panama)

Birth

Samuel Houston, 1st Pres of Rep of Texas (1836-38, 41-44), dies at 70

Death

Battle of Salineville OH, John Hunt Morgan and 364 troops surrender

Event

Jazeps Witols, composer

Birth

-31] Riot at McCook's to Lovejoy Station GA, US600 CS---

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-31] Riot at Stoneman's to Macon GA, US1000 CS---

Event

Battle at Ezra Chapel (Church), Georgia [Hood's Third Sortie]

Event

Patrick Francis Healy is 1st black awarded PhD (Louvain Belgium)

Event

Philipp Scheidemann, German Parliament (SPD)/mayor of Kassel

Birth

Francesco Cilea, composer

Birth

Canoe Club opens in England

Event

George Louis Beer, historian (authority on British colonies)

Birth