Elias Alvares Lobo, composer

Birth

Claus Nielsen Schali, composer, dies at 78

Death

Erie boat in Buffalo NY catches fire; 242 die

Event

US-Canada border defined by Webster-Ashburton Treaty

Event

Xavier Mellery, Belgian painter/illustrator

Birth

Barnburners (anti-slavery) party merges with Free Soil Party nominateing Martin Van Buren for president

Event

Austria and Sardinia sign cease fire

Event

Frederick Marryat, English captain/author (Mr Midshipman Easy), dies

Death

Hungarian Republic crushed by Austria and Russia

Event

Frederik Augustus II, king of Saxon (1836-54), dies at 57

Death

Henry David Thoreau publishes "Walden"

Event

Battle of Acapulco during Mexican Liberal uprising

Event

Elevator patented

Event

Wilhelm Berger, composer

Birth

Berlioz' opera "B‚atrice et B‚n‚dict," premieres in Baden-Baden

Event

Battle of Cedar Mountain VA (Slaughter Mountain, Southwest Mountain)

Event

Joseph Bennett Plummer, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 42 or 46

Death

Prelude to 2nd Manassas, Jackson is victorious at Battle of Cedar Mt, however Gen Charles S Winder is killed

Event

Battle of Ft Morgan AL

Event

Randle Ayrton, Chester England, actor (Manxman)

Birth

Reynaldo Hahn, composer

Birth

Albert William Ketelbey, Aston England, composer (Wonder Worker)

Birth

Reynaldo Hahn, composer

Birth

George Hoyt, NBA hall of fame referee (elected 1961)

Birth

Maria "Mary" Beekman, actress (Genius against Violence)

Birth