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1828  John Beatty, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1914   

1830  John Frederick Hartranft, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1889   

1833  Friedrich August Kanne, composer, dies at 55.   

1834  Leon Walras, French economist (border use theory)   

1835  Disaster struck Wall Street on this day in 1835, as a fire ravaged the hub of the financial community in lower Manhattan. The inside of the Merchants' Exchange building was nearly destroyed by the fire, leaving the New York Stock and Exchange Board without a home   

1835  Fire consumes over 600 buildings in New York NY.   

1835  The Wall Street area of New York City is destroyed by fire.   

1835  Fire consumes over 600 buildings in NYC   

1838  Boers beat Zulu chieftain Dingaan in South Africa   

1838  The Boers defeat the Zulus in South Africa.   

1847  Augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer   

1850  History of New Zealand: The Charlotte-Jane and the Randolph bring the inaugural of the Canterbury Pilgrims to Lyttelton.   

1850  Fred Morley, cricketer (legendary Notts and England bowler 1880-83)   

1851  Theodoor H de Meester, Dutch premier (1905-08).   

1852  The Evening Star newspaper begins publication in Washington, DC.   

1852  Andries H Potgieter, South African/Transvaal explorer, dies at 59   

1857  Earthquake in Naples, Italy.   

1857  Edward Emerson Barnard, US astronomer is born.   

1857  Edward Emerson Barnard, Tenn, astronomer (Jupiter's 5th satellite)   

1858  Dutch govt decides to vacate Schokland Island.   

1858  Richard Bright, British Dr (Bright's disease/nephritis), dies at 69   

1859  Wilhelm Grimm, writer, dies at 73   

1861  Karol Joseph Lipinski, composer, dies at 71   

1862  Kingdom of Nepal accepts its constitution.   

1862  Eugene Demolder, Belgian writer (Sous la robe).   

1863  George Santayana, Spain, philosopher/poet/humanist (Last Puritan).   

1864  Battle of Nashville   

1864  Battle of Nashville ends after 4400 casualities   

1865  Victor Rousseau, Belgian sculptor.   

1869  Albert F Pollard, British historian (Dict of natural biography).   

1870  The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is lit for the inaugural time.   

1870  Stanislaw Duniecki, composer, dies at 31.   

1871  Willibald Alexis, German writer (Schloss Avalon), dies at 73.   

1874  Abraham Capadose, physician/missionary, dies at 79   

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1485  Catherine of aragon: Spanish princess/1st wife of henry viii   

1584  John selden: English jurist and oriental scholar   

1614  Eberhard iii: Duke of württemberg   

1622  Kurt s adeler: Danish admiral/ship builder   

1652  Giovanni maria casini: Composer   

1714  George whitefield: English-born methodist leader   

1716  Louis-jules mancini-mazarini: Duc de nivernais, french diplomat and writer   

1717  Elizabeth carter: English writer   

0705  Empress wu of zhou: Empress wu of zhou (b. 625)   

0714  Pippin ii: Of héristal, duke/prince of france,   

0867  Death of Eberhard of friuli: Eberhard of friuli   

0875  Death of Ado of vienne: French archbishop of vienne,   

0882  John viii: Italian pope (872-82),   

0999  Death of Adelheid the saint: German empress of otto i/saint,   

1325  Charles of valois: Son of philip iii of france (b. 1270)   

1378  Death of Otto iii of montferrat: Otto iii of montferrat