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Historical Event(s)
– The Serbian kingdom is refounded.
– The Knights of Columbus are established.
– The United States Congress passes the Chinese Exclusion Act.
– The Shewan forces of Menelik II of Ethiopia defeat the Gojjame army in the Battle of Embabo. The Shewans capture Negus Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam, and their victory leads to a Shewan hegemony over the territories south of the Abay River.
– Premiere of Richard Wagner’s opera Parsifal at Bayreuth.
– The Standard Oil of New Jersey is established.
– Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow.
– The Battle of Tel el-Kebir is fought in the 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War.
– The Nickel Plate Railroad opens for business.
Who Were Born On ?
– Theodore Kosloff, Russian-born actor, ballet dancer and choreographer (d. 1956)
– Eric Gill, British sculptor (d. 1940)
– José Vasconcelos, Mexican writer (d. 1959)
– H. N. Werkman, Dutch artist and printer (d. 1945)
– Willem Elsschot, Flemish writer (d. 1960)
– Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer (d. 1971)
– Athanase David, Canadian politician and businessman (d. 1953)
– Red Ames, American baseball player (d. 1936)
– Wilhelm Keitel, German field marshal (d. 1946)
– Joaquín Turina, Spanish composer (d. 1949)