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Historical Event(s)
– Political union of Moldavia and Wallachia; Alexandru Ioan Cuza is elected as ruler.
– The Codex Sinaiticus is discovered in Egypt.
– Daniel E. Sickles, a New York Congressman, is acquitted of murder on grounds of temporary insanity. This is the 1st time this defense is successfully used in the United States.
– The Cornwall Railway opens across the Royal Albert Bridge linking the counties of Devon and Cornwall in England.
– Australia: Queensland is established as a separate colony from New South Wales (Queensland Day).
– The first conformation dog show is held in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.
– First ascent of Grand Combin, one of the highest summits in the Alps.
– Joshua A. Norton declares himself “Emperor Norton I” of the United States.
– The Royal Charter is wrecked on the coast of Anglesey, north Wales with 459 dead.
– Militant abolitionist leader John Brown is hanged for his October 16th raid on Harper’s Ferry.
Who Were Born On ?
– Archibald Peake, Premier of South Australia (d. 1920)
– Timofei Mikhailov, Russian revolutionary, member of Narodnaya Volya (d. 1881)
– Sholom Aleichem, Russian novelist (d. 1916)
– Stefanos Thomopoulos, Greek writer and historian (d. 1939)
– Winifred Cochrane, Countess of Dundonald, Welsh socialite (d. 1924)
– Verner von Heidenstam, Swedish poet and novelist, Nobel laureate (d. 1940)
– Sidney Webb, British socialist (d. 1947)
– Henry Simpson Lunn, English humanitarian (d. 1939)
– Lincoln Loy McCandless, American cattle rancher (d. 1940)
– Billy the Kid, American outlaw (d. 1881)