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Historical Event(s)
– Anson Jones, the last President of the Republic of Texas, commits suicide.
– Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt.
– The Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn becomes a popular wedding recessional after it is played on this day at the marriage of Queen Victoria’s daughter, Victoria, and Friedrich of Prussia.
– Opening of the present Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London.
– Abraham Lincoln delivers his House Divided speech in Springfield, Illinois.
– Charles Darwin receives a paper from Alfred Russel Wallace that includes nearly identical conclusions about evolution as Darwin’s own, prompting Darwin to publish his theory.
– United States and Japan sign the Harris Treaty.
– Cyrus West Field and others complete the first transatlantic telegraph cable after several unsuccessful attempts. It will operate for less than a month.
– U.S. President James Buchanan inaugurates the new transatlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. However, a weak signal forces a shutdown of the service in a few weeks.
Who Were Born On ?
– Tannatt William Edgeworth David, KBE, DSO, FRS, Welsh-born Australian geologist and Antarctic explorer (d. 1934)
– Remy de Gourmont, French poet (d. 1915)
– Heinrich Berté, Austrian operetta composer (d. 1924)
– Charles W. Chesnutt, American writer (d. 1932)
– Emmeline Pankhurst, English suffragette (d. 1928)
– Lovis Corinth, German painter (d. 1925)
– Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria (d. 1889)
– Edward Marshall Hall, English barrister (d. 1927)
– Michael I. Pupin, Serbian-born telephone pioneer (d. 1935)