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Historical Event(s)
– Kwang-su becomes emperor of China.
– Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen receives its première at the Opéra Comique in Paris.
– Alexandra Palace reopens after the 1873 fire burnt it down.
– 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
– Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.
Who Were Born On ?
– Florencio Sánchez, Uruguayan dramatist (d. 1910)
– Ludwig Prandtl, German physicist (d. 1953)
– Mistinguett, French vaudeville performer (d. 1956)
– Eugene Lanceray, Russian artist (d. 1946)
– James C. Penney, American department store founder (d. 1971)
– Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Lithuanian painter and composer (d. 1911)
– Aleister Crowley, English occultist and author (d. 1947)
– David van Embden, Dutch politician (d. 1962)
– Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian freedom fighter and statesman (d. 1950)
– Evelyn Underhill, British poet (d. 1941)