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Historical Event(s)
– The first performance of Don Carlos by Giuseppe Verdi takes place in Paris.
– Queen Victoria gives Royal Assent to the British North America Act which establishes the Dominion of Canada on July 1.
– The Hudson’s Bay Company gives up all claims to Vancouver Island.
– Luxembourg gains its independence.
– The British North America Act of 1867 takes effect as the Constitution of Canada, creating the Canadian Confederation and the federal dominion of Canada; Sir John A. Macdonald is sworn in as the first Prime Minister of Canada.
– Harvard School of Dental Medicine was established in Boston. It was the first dental school in the U.S.
– Mutsuhito, Emperor Meiji of Japan, marries Masako Ichijō. The Empress consort is thereafter known as Lady Haruko. Since her death in 1914, she is called by the posthumous name Empress Shōken.
– Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario.
– United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2 million. Celebrated annually in the state as Alaska Day.
– United States claims Midway Atoll, the first territory annexed outside Continental limits.
Who Were Born On ?
– Edward B. Titchener, British psychologist. (d. 1927)
– Arturo Toscanini, Italian conductor, (d. 1957)
– Holger Pedersen, Danish linguist (d. 1953)
– Mark Keppel, Superintendent of Schools of Los Angeles County (d. 1928)
– Charles Dillon Perrine, American-born Argentine astronomer (d. 1951)
– Jake Beckley, American baseball player (d. 1918)
– Cupid Childs, American baseball player (d. 1912)
– Umberto Giordano, Italian composer (d. 1948)
– Charles Dana Gibson, American artist (d. 1944)
– Phan Boi Chau, Vietnamese nationalist (d. 1940)