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Historical Event(s)
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Faust Part 1 receives its premiere performance.
– The three protecting powers (United Kingdom, France and Russia) establish the borders of Greece.
– Charles Fremantle arrives in HMS Challenger off the coast of modern-day Western Australia prior to declaring the Swan River Colony for the United Kingdom.
– After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of the HMS Challenger, declares the Swan River Colony in Australia.
– The Aaronic Priesthood is restored to Joseph Smith Jr. and Oliver Cowdery, prior to the organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
– Accordion patent granted to Cyrill Demian in Vienna.
– The first Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place.
– The Metropolitan Police of London, later also known as the Met, is founded.
– Rail transport: Stephenson’s The Rocket wins The Rainhill Trials.
– First Welland Canal opens for a trial run, 5 years to the day from the ground breaking.
Who Were Born On ?
– Sir Roger Ichborne, British heir (d. c. 1854)
– William Booth, English founder of the Salvation Army (d. 1912)
– José de Alencar, Brazilian novelist (d. 1877)
– Louis Moreau Gottschalk, American musician (d. 1869)
– Edward White Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1896)
– Carlo Acton, Italian composer and concert pianist (d. 1909)
– Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz, German organic chemist (d. 1896)
– Tu Duc, Emperor of Vietnam (d. 1883)
– Charles S. West, Texas jurist and politician (d. 1885)
– Asaph Hall, American astronomer (d. 1907)