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Historical Event(s)
– The Fabian Society is founded in London.
– The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary is published.
– The Siege of Khartoum, Sudan begins, ending on January 26, 1885.
– Proclamation of the demand for eight-hour workday in the United States.
– Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo becomes the king of the Zulu Nation.
– Dow Jones and Company publishes its first stock average.
– The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe’s Island (now Liberty Island) in New York Harbor.
– Greenwich, in London, England, is established as Universal Time meridian of longitude.
– The Gaelic Athletic Association is set up in Hayes’s Hotel in Thurles, County Tipperary.
Who Were Born On ?
– Lewi Pethrus, Swedish politician (d. 1974)
– Alcide Nunez, American jazz clarinetist (d. 1934)
– Georges Imbert, Alsatian chemist (d. 1950)
– Corrado Gini, Italian sociologist (d. 1965)
– Gaston Bachelard, French philosopher and poet (d. 1962)
– Rómulo Gallegos, 46th President of Venezuela (d. 1969)
– Ogden L. Mills, American Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1937)
– Sudhamoy Pramanick, Indian Independence activist (d. 1974)
– Joseph W. Martin, Jr., American politician, 51st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1968)