Justinus van der Brugghen, Dutch lawyer/minister of Justice (1856-58)

Birth

Holy Roman Empire ends; it was neither holy, Roman, nor an empire

Event

Alfred Lord Tennyson, poet laureate of England

Birth

Judah Philip Benjamin, Secy War/Secy State (Confederacy) [or Aug 11]

Birth

US flotilla ends piracy by Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli

Event

Karl Frieberth, composer, dies at 80

Death

Samuel Powhatan Carter, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)

Birth

Antonin Vranicky, composer, dies at 59

Death

M A Elisa Bonaparte, Corsican monarch of Lucca, dies at 43, dies

Death

Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, composer, dies at 64

Death

1st edition of "Courrier of Pays-Bas" newspaper published in Brussels

Event

Battle at Jun n - Sim¢n Bol¡vars army beats Spanish

Event

Bolivia gains independence from Peru (National Day)

Event

Anthonie A Vorsterman van Oyen, Dutch genealogist

Birth

Nicola Vaccai, Italian composer, dies at 58

Death

Josif Josifovich Genishta, composer, dies at 57

Death

Congress passes Confiscation Act

Event

Nestor de TiŠre, Flemish poet (Pink Kate)

Birth

Albert Fuchs, composer

Birth

J Arthur S Berson, Austria meteorologist (Balloon flights, Amazon)

Birth

Lexington KY-Union milt camp forms in neutral state

Event

Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, 2nd wife of Theodore Roosevelt

Birth

Francisco Acu¤a de Figueroa, Uruguay national anthem, dies at 71

Death

Confederate Army ironclad "Arkansas" is badly damaged in Union attack

Event

Rebels evacuate Ft Powell, Mobile Bayd

Event