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Historical Event(s)
– Queen Victoria institutes the Victoria Cross.
– The Kingdom of Awadh is annexed by the British East India Company and Wajid Ali Shah, the king of Awadh, is imprisoned and later exiled to Calcutta.
– The Republican Party opens its first national meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
– The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Crimean War.
– Battle of Rivas: Juan Santamaria burns down the hostel where William Walker’s filibusters are holed up.
– Lawrence, Kansas is captured and burned by pro-slavery forces.
– John Brown and his men kill five slavery supporters at Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas.
– Five hundred Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa and head west for Salt Lake City carrying all their possessions in two-wheeled handcarts.
– The Tianjing Incident takes place in Nanjing, China.
– The Iranian city of Bushehr surrenders to occupying British forces.
Who Were Born On ?
– Colin Campbell Cooper, American Impressionist painter (d. 1937)
– Tom Roberts, Australian artist (d. 1931)
– Tom O'Rourke, American boxing manager (d. 1938)
– Matthias Zurbriggen, Swiss mountaineer and guide (d. 1917)
– H. Rider Haggard, English writer (d. 1925)
– Diamond Jim Brady, American financier (d. 1917)
– Robert Stewart, South African cricketer (d. 1913)
– Heber J. Grant, American religious leader (d. 1945)