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Historical Event(s)
– Kwang-su becomes emperor of China.
– The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Canada as recorded in The Montreal Gazette.
– Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.
– The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins.
– Outbreak of the Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans
– Captain Matthew Webb became first person to swim the English Channel
– Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 22 hours.
– The first official game of Polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British Ranchers.
– Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.
– Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison and flees to Cuba, then Spain.
Who Were Born On ?
– Thomas Hicks, American runner (d. 1963)
– Leonor Michaelis, German enzyme kinetic theorist (d. 1947)
– George Rodocanachi, Greek-British physician (d. 1944)
– Herman Smith-Johannsen, Norwegian-born Canadian cross-country skier and supercentenarian (d. 1987)
– Antonio Machado, Spanish poet (d. 1939)
– Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Russian painter (d. 1957)
– Eugene Lanceray, Russian artist (d. 1946)
– Tomas Burgos, Chilean philanthropist (d. 1945)
– Mikhail I. Kalinin, President of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (d. 1946)
– Sir Arthur Currie, Canadian soldier (d. 1933)