Guy de Maupassant, France, author (Boule de Suif)

Birth

Frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech slavist/poet, dies at 53

Death

Rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61

Death

Achad Ha'am, [AsjŠr Ginsberg], Hebrew philosopher/writer

Birth

Cyrus W Field completes 1st transatlantic telegraph cable

Event

Joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man"

Birth

US levies its 1st Income Tax (3% of incomes over $800)

Event

Enlistment increases from 3 months to 2 years

Event

Naval Engagement at Fernandina, FL-USS Vincennes ends rebel blockade

Event

US Army abolishes flogging

Event

Thomas Williams, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 47

Death

Battle of Baton Rouge, LA

Event

Adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer, dies at 53

Death

Griffin A Stedman, Union-brig-gen (Fort Stedman), dies in battle at 26

Death

Resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer

Birth

Battle of Mobile Bay Al-Farragut is given rank of vice-admiral

Event

Spectrum of a comet observed for 1st time, by Giovanni Donati

Event

Alfred Holy, composer

Birth

Oskar Merikanto, composer

Birth

Mary R Beard, Indianapolis, historian (Woman as a Force in History)

Birth

Henry Morton Stanley's letter in order to aid reaches Boma at Congo

Event

Gertrude E Durden Rush, US composer/playwright (Black Girls Burden)

Birth

Joe English, Irish/Flemish signaler (WW I)

Birth

Cornerstone for Statue of Liberty laid on Bedloe's Island (NYC)

Event

Oscar Espla, composer

Birth