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Historical Event(s)
– Giuseppe Verdi’s opera I Lombardi receives its first performance in Milan.
– Provisional Cession of the Hawaiian or Sandwich Islands established by Lord George Paulet.
– The Disruption in Edinburgh of the Free Church of Scotland from the Church of Scotland.
– Brunel’s steamship the SS Great Britain is launched, becoming the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull or screw propeller and also becoming the largest vessel afloat in the world.
– Tivoli Gardens, one of the oldest still intact amusement parks in the world, opens in Copenhagen, Denmark.
– The Greek Army rebels (OS date: September 3) against the autocratic rule of king Otto of Greece, demanding the granting of a constitution.
– In New York City, Henry Jones and 11 others found B'nai B'rith (the oldest Jewish service organization in the world).
– The British arrest the Irish nationalist Daniel O'Connell for conspiracy to commit crimes.
– Ka Lā Hui: Hawaiian Independence Day – The Kingdom of Hawaii is officially recognized by the United Kingdom and France as an independent nation.
– Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol goes on sale.
Who Were Born On ?
– Frederick Abberline, British police investigator (d. 1929)
– Frank James, American outlaw (d. 1915)
– Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy (d. 1911)
– Henry James, American author (d. 1916)
– Alice of the United Kingdom, Grand Duchess of Hesse (d. 1878)
– Edvard Grieg, Norwegian composer (d. 1907)
– Robert Todd Lincoln, son of Abraham Lincoln; 35th United States Secretary of War (d. 1926)
– William Southam, Canadian newspaper publisher (d. 1932)
– Joseph Furphy, Australian novelist (as “Tom Collins”; d. 1912)