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Historical Event(s)
– Amadeus I becomes King of Spain
– Franco-Prussian War: In the Siege of Paris, Prussia wins the Battle of St. Quentin. Meanwhile, the French attempt to break the siege in the Battle of Buzenval will end unsuccessfully the following day.
– Otto von Bismarck is appointed Chancellor of the German Empire.
– Opening of the first rack railway in Europe, the Rigi-Bahnen on Mount Rigi.
– The U.S. Army issued an order for abandonment of Fort Kearny in Nebraska.
– British Columbia joins the confederation of Canada.
– Emperor Meiji orders the Abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871).
– Brazilian Parliament passes the Law of the Free Womb, granting freedom to all new children born to slaves, the first major step in the eradication of slavery in Brazil.
– Four major fires break out on the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Peshtigo, Wisconsin, Holland, Michigan, and Manistee, Michigan including the Great Chicago Fire, and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire.
Who Were Born On ?
– Afonso Costa, Portuguese politician (d. 1937)
– Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana'ole of the Kingdom of Hawaii (d. 1922)
– John Millington Synge, Irish writer (d. 1909)
– Victor Grignard, French chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1935)
– Frank Schlesinger, American astronomer (d. 1943)
– Olga Engl, Austrian actress (d. 1946)
– Cordell Hull, American statesman, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1955)
– Buck Freeman, American baseball player (d. 1949)
– Bill Pickett, American rodeo performer (d. 1932)