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Historical Event(s)
– The SS Gothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high profile civil servants and dignitaries.
– The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Canada as recorded in The Montreal Gazette.
– Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby.
– 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
– The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.
– 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.
– First telegraphic connection in Argentina.
Who Were Born On ?
– Fritz Kreisler, Austrian violinist (d. 1962)
– Enrique Larreta, Argentine writer, academic, diplomat and art collector (d. 1961)
– Max Abraham, German physicist (d. 1922)
– Rafael Sabatini, Italian/British writer (d. 1950)
– Alfred P. Sloan, American automotive executive (d. 1966)
– Reginald Punnett, British geneticist (d. 1967)
– Henri Lebesgue, French mathematician (d. 1941)
– David van Embden, Dutch politician (d. 1962)
– Queen Marie of Romania (d. 1938)
– Evelyn Underhill, British poet (d. 1941)