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Historical Event(s)
– Stephen F. Austin receives a grant of land in Texas from the government of Mexico.
– Bahia Independence Day: the end of Portuguese rule in Brazil, with the final defeat of the Portuguese crown loyalists in the province of Bahia.
– A fire destroys the ancient Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome.
– Slavery is abolished in Chile.
– Simón Bolívar is named President of Peru.
– Joseph Smith is reportedly visited by the angel Moroni, who told him the location of gold plates, which Smith obtained four years later and partially translated into The Book of Mormon.
– Joseph Smith, Jr. states he found the Golden plates on this date after being directed by God through the Angel Moroni to the place where they were buried.
– Charles Macintosh of Scotland sells the first raincoat.
– Monroe Doctrine: US President James Monroe delivers a speech establishing American neutrality in future European conflicts.
– A Visit from St. Nicholas, also known as The Night Before Christmas, is published anonymously.
Who Were Born On ?
– Charles I of Württemberg, King of Württemberg from 1864 (d. 1891)
– Ned Buntline, American publisher (d. 1886)
– Joseph Medill, journalist and mayor of Chicago (d. 1899)
– Alexander Ostrovsky, Russian dramatist (d. 1886)
– Abd-ul-Mejid I, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1861)
– Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, Indian industrialist (d. 1901)
– Hugh Stowell Brown, Manx preacher (d. 1886)
– Francis Parkman, American historian (d. 1893)
– Sir Mackenzie Bowell, fifth Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1917)
– Sándor Petőfi, Hungarian poet (d. 1849)