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Historical Event(s)
– The United Kingdom recognizes the independence of the Boer colonies of the Transvaal.
– Justo José de Urquiza defeats Juan Manuel de Rosas at the Battle of Caseros.
– Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin is published.
– At a general conference of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Brigham Young explains the Adam–God doctrine, an important part of the theology of Mormon fundamentalism.
– The Philippine peso is introduced into circulation.
– Jenny Lind left New York after her wildly successful two-year American tour.
– Harvard wins the first Boat Race between Yale and Harvard. The race is also the first American intercollegiate athletic event
– Tlingit Indians destroy Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory.
– The English astronomer John Russell Hind discovers the asteroid 22 Kalliope.
– Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte becomes Emperor of the French (Napoleon III).
Who Were Born On ?
– Eugène-Anatole Demarçay, French chemist (d. 1904)
– Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (Pietro Paolo Savorgnan di Brazzà), explorer (d. 1905)
– Augusta, Lady Gregory, Anglo-Irish dramatist (d. 1932)
– Otakar Ševčík, Czech violinist and violin teacher (d. 1934)
– Ferdinand von Lindemann, German mathematician (d. 1939)
– Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Spanish neuroscientist, Nobel laureate (d. 1934)
– Gertrude Käsebier, American photographer (d. 1934)
– Arnold Toynbee, English economist and social reformer (d. 1883)
– Emperor Gwangmu of Korea (d. 1919)
– Honinbo Shuei, Japanese professional board game player (d. 1907)