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Historical Event(s)
– The first locomotive runs from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean on the Panama Railway.
– Kassa Hailu is crowned Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia, by Abuna Salama III in a ceremony at the church of Derasge Maryam
– Texas is linked by telegraph to the rest of the United States, with the completion of a connection between New Orleans and Marshall, Texas.
– Alexander II becomes Tsar of Russia.
– Origins of the American Civil War: Bleeding Kansas – “Border Ruffians” from Missouri invade Kansas and force election of a pro-slavery legislature.
– American adventurer William Walker conquers Nicaragua.
– The Portland Rum Riot occurs in Portland, Maine.
– Signing of the Quinault Treaty: the Quinault and the Quileute cede their land to the United States.
– The first ascent of Monte Rosa, the second highest summit in the Alps.
– Indian Wars: in Nebraska, 700 soldiers under United States General William S. Harney avenge the Grattan Massacre by attacking a Sioux village and killing 100 men, women and children.
Who Were Born On ?
– Jacques Damala, Greek military officer and actor (d. 1889)
– Cesário Verde, Portuguese poet (d. 1886)
– Sir Richard Lodge, English historian (d. 1936)
– Ferdinand Hummel, German harp player, pianist, conductor and composer (d. 1928)
– Albert F. Mummery, British mountaineer (d. 1895)
– Simon-Napoléon Parent, Canadian politician (d. 1920)
– Samedbey Mehmandarov, Russian general (d. 1931)
– Eugene V. Debs, American socialist leader (d. 1926)
– E.S. Gosney, American philanthropist and eugenicist (d. 1942)
– Stevan Sremac, Serbian writer