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1877  Anton Bruckner's 3rd Symphony in D, premieres.   

1879  William Duncan, Scotland, actor (Thunder Trail).   

1880  Republic of South-Africa forms.   

1882  Zoltan Kodaly, Hungarian composer is born.   

1882  Jack Hobbs, cricketer (1st-class runs, the most ever).   

1883  Max Linder, Caverne France, actor/comic/director (Max Prend un Bain).   

1884  Great Britain recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State   

1886  Rift at Dutch Reformed Church over "Doleantie".   

1888  Alphonse Juin, French marshal.   

1890  Negro Methodist Episcopal Church founded in Jackson, TN.   

1890  Harlan Sanders, founder/CEO (Kentucky Fried Chicken).   

1892  Commencement of 1st Sheffield Shield cricket game, SA v NSW.   

1892  A "Shon Nene" Morales, Antillean/Neth very old lady   

1893  Anton Dvorak's "New World Symphony" premieres.   

1893  Vladimir Golschmann, Paris France, conductor with Immortal Downbeat   

1895  Lidj Jasu, emperor of Ethiopia.   

1897  The inaugural submarine with an internal combustion engine demonstrated.   

1897  1st submarine with an internal combustion engine demonstrated   

1897  Jacobus Petrus Duminy, cricketer (three Tests for S Africa 1927-29).   

1897  Alphonse Daudet, writer, dies at 57.   

1899  Harold Walter Bailey, philologist   

1900  Boer army under gen Kritzinger take Cape colony   

1900  Victor S Pritchett, literary critic/author (Myth Makers).   

1901  Boer general Kritzinger captured.   

1901  Margaret Mead, Phila, anthropologist (Coming of Age in Samoa).   

1903  Majestic Theater, New York NY, is recorded as becoming inaugural in US to employ women ushers.   

1903  Majestic Theater, NYC, is recorded as becoming 1st in US to employ women ushers.   

1903  Hardie Albright, Pittsburgh, actress (Silver Streak, Scarlet Letter).   

1904  Edward Morris Bernstein, economist.   

1905  "Variety," covering all phases of show business, inaugural published   

1905  "Variety," covering all phases of show business, 1st published.   

1905  Piet Hein, poet/inventor   

1906  John Morrison, politician/landowner.   

1907  Great White Fleet sails from Hampton Downs on its World Cruise.   

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

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

0867  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  Death of Charles of valois: Son of philip iii of france (b. 1270)   

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