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Historical Event(s)
– One of the most important battles of the Dominican War of Independence from Haiti takes place near the city of Santiago de los Caballeros.
– Persian Prophet The Báb announces his revelation, founding Bábism. He announces to the world the coming of “He whom God shall make manifest”. He is considered the forerunner of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith.
– Declaration of the Báb: a merchant of Shiraz announces that he is a Prophet and founds a religious movement that would later be brutally crushed by the Persian government. He is considered to be a forerunner of the Bahá'í Faith, and Bahá'ís celebrate the day as a holy day.
– The Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) is founded in London.
– Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his brother Hyrum Smith, are murdered by a mob at the Carthage, Illinois jail.
– The last pair of Great Auks is killed.
– The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, headed by Brigham Young, is reaffirmed as the leading body of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
– Oscar I of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Sweden.
– The Great Anticipation: Millerites, followers of William Miller, anticipate the end of the world in conjunction with the Second Advent of Christ. The following day became known as the Great Disappointment.
– The Rochdale Pioneers commence business at their cooperative in Rochdale, England, starting the Cooperative movement.
Who Were Born On ?
– Ludwig Boltzmann, Austrian physicist (d. 1906)
– Arthur William Edgar O'Shaughnessy, British poet
– Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer (d. 1908)
– Lewis Thornton Powell, would-be assassin of United States Secretary of State William H. Seward (d. 1865)
– Richard D'Oyly Carte, English theatrical impresario (d. 1901)
– Peter I, King of Serbia, founding father of Yugoslavia (d. 1921)
– James Henry Greathead, British engineer (d. 1896)
– Emperor Menelek II of Ethiopia (d. 1913)
– Henry Heinz, American food manufacturer (d. 1916)
– Ernest Myers, English poet, Classicist and author (d. 1921)