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1810  Thomas Wright, historian   

1812  Louis-Antoine Julien, conductor.   

1812  Franz Sebastian Haindl, composer, dies at 85   

1813  Stephen Arnold Douglas, (Little giant), US senator (Lincoln debates)   

1818  James Anthony Froude, historian.   

1821  Pierre Dupont, song writer   

1826  Missolonghi captured by Turks   

1827  William Rowan Hamilton presents his Theory of systems of rays   

1827  Johann F Ritter von Schulte, German Catholic lawyer.   

1827  Johanna C Wattier-Ziesenis, actress (Phaedra/Lady MacBeth), dies at 65.   

1828  Albert FA, king of Saxon (1873-1902)   

1838  English steamship "Great Western" crossing Atlantic docks in NYC.   

1838  Alfred J Verwee, Flemish painter   

1838  John W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape Colony/Dutch-Indies, dies at 75   

1847  Erik Gustaf Geijer, composer, dies at 64   

1850  William Wordsworth, poet, dies at 80.   

1851  Civil engineer Sandford Fleming 1827-1915 designs the red Three-Pence Beaver stamp issued this day; the Province of Canada's inaugural regular postage stamp   

1851  Canada issues its 1st postage stamps.   

1852  Edwin Markham, US, poet (1st winner of Amer Acad of Poets Award 1937)   

1853  Auguste Laurent, chemist, dies.   

1857  Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer (I pagliacci/Zaza)   

1858  Max Planck, German physicist is born   

1858  Max K E Ludwig Planck, German physicist (Planck Constant, Nobel 1918).   

1860  Dem convention in Charleston SC divided over slavery.   

1861  Arkansas troops seize Fort Smith.   

1861  Arkansas troops seize Ft Smith   

1861  Edmund Henry Hynman, 1st viscount Allenby of Megiddo/Fieldmarshal.   

1864  Battle of Cane River, LA (Red River Expedition, Monett's Ferry).   

1865  James Dearing, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 24   

1867  Queen Victoria and Napoleon III turn down plans for a channel tunnel   

1867  Simon Abramsz, Dutch teacher/writer (For the Young Ones).   

1871  Blossom Rock in SF Bay blown up.   

1877  Arthur Farwell, composer.   

1878  1st Dutch test drive of steam tram.   

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1170  Isabelle of hainaut: Queen of france   

1185  King afonso ii of portugal: King afonso ii of portugal (d. 1223)   

1464  Johanna van valois: Queen of france   

1464  Robert fayrfax: Composer   

1484  Julius caesar scaliger: Italy, scholar (on the subtlety of things)   

1500  Alexander alesius: [aless/alane], system theologist/physician   

1500  Alexander ales: Scottish theologian   

1516  Georg fabricius: German poet, historian, and archaeologist   

0034  Death of Christ: Crucified, according to isaac newton   

0303  George: Knight/saint/patron of england, beheaded   

0725  Wihtred: King of kent   

0871  Ethelred i: King of wessex/brother of alfred the great,   

0990  Ekkehart ii: [palatinus], monk to st-gallen/poet,   

0997  Death of Vojtech "adalbert" of prague: 2nd bishop of prague/apostle,   

1014  Death of Brian boru: King of ireland,   

1016  Death of Aethelbred ii "the unready": King of england (979-1016),