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Historical Event(s)
– American Civil War: Virginia rejoins the Union.
– The YWCA is founded in New York City.
– In the United States, post-Civil War military control of Mississippi ends and it is readmitted to the Union.
– The Metropolitan Museum of Art founded.
– The United States Department of Justice formally comes into existence.
– Rupert’s Land and the North-Western Territory are transferred to Canada from the Hudson’s Bay Company, and the province of Manitoba and the North-West Territories are established from these vast territories.
– Franco-Prussian War: the Battle of Spicheren is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.
– Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Gravelotte is fought.
– Emperor Napoleon III of France is deposed and the Third Republic is declared.
– The 12.8-km long Fréjus Rail Tunnel through the Alps is completed.
Who Were Born On ?
– Ernst Barlach, German sculptor (d. 1938)
– Pierre S. du Pont, American businessman (d. 1954)
– Edwin S. Porter, American film pioneer (d. 1941)
– August Schmierer, German rugby player
– Albert Fish, American serial killer (d. 1936)
– Lambert McKenna, Irish Jesuit priest and scholar of the Irish language (d. 1956)
– Hilaire Belloc, English writer (d. 1953)
– Sir Harry Lauder, Scottish entertainer (d. 1950)
– Georges Claude, French chemist and inventor (d. 1960)
– Adolf Loos, Austrian architect (d. 1933)