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Historical Event(s)
– University of Notre Dame receives its charter from the state of Indiana.
– The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti.
– The Bahá'í calendar begins. This is the first day of the first year of the Bahá'í calendar. It is annually celebrated by members of the Bahá'í Faith as the Bahá'í New Year or Náw-Rúz.
– One of the most important battles of the Dominican War of Independence from Haiti takes place near the city of Santiago de los Caballeros.
– Hong Kong Police Force, the world’s second, Asia’s first modern police force is established.
– 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.
– Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber.
– 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).
– The first constitution of the Dominican Republic is adopted.
– The Rochdale Pioneers commence business at their cooperative in Rochdale, England, starting the Cooperative movement.
Who Were Born On ?
– Richard D'Oyly Carte, English theatrical impresario (d. 1901)
– Mary Cassatt, American artist (d. 1926)
– John J. Toffey, American army officer (d. 1911)
– Garret Hobart, 24th Vice President of the United States (d. 1899)
– Konstantin Savitsky, Russian painter (d. 1905)
– Auguste Michel-Lévy, French geologist (d. 1911)
– Thomas-Alfred Bernier, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1908)
– Paul Taffanel, French flautist (d. 1908)
– Ernest Myers, English poet, Classicist and author (d. 1921)
– Franz Xavier Wernz, German Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1914)