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1855  Fritz Steinbach, composer.   

1856  Republican Party opens its inaugural national convention in Philadelphia.   

1856  Republican Party opens its 1st national convention in Philadelphia.   

1858  Eben Sumner Draper, (Gov-MA)   

1861  Battle of Boonville, MI-Brig General Lyon defeats Confederate forces   

1861  Sidney James Jones, composer.   

1862  Charles J Canning, English 1st viceroy of British-Indies, dies at 49   

1863  Battle of Aldie, Confederates fail to drive back the Union in Virginia   

1863  Travelers Insurance Co of Hartford chartered (1st accident insurer).   

1863  Battle at Middleburg Virginia.   

1863  Isham W Garrott, US attorney/Confederate brig-general, dies in battle   

1864  -18] Confederate troops pull back out Solves/lost Mt, Georgia.   

1867  John Robert Gregg, Ireland, inventor (shorthand)   

1870  USS Mohican burns Mexican pirate ship Forward.   

1870  George Cormack, cereal inventor (Wheaties).   

1871  James Weldon Johnson, lawyer (1st black admitted to Florida Bar)   

1874  Grant Mitchell, Columbus OH, actor (Man Who Came to Dinner).   

1875  Philipp A Kohnstamm, philosopher/theorist (Mensch and World).   

1876  1st to hit 2 HRs; and score 5 runs in 9 inn NL game (George Hall, A's).   

1877  Indian Wars: Battle of White Bird Canyon   

1880  John Ward, Providence, pitches perfect game vs Buffalo.   

1880  Carl Van Fight, US author/critic (Red, Nigger Heaven)   

1882  Tornado results in the deaths of 130 in Iowa.   

1882  Igor F Stravinsky, Oranienbaum Russia, composer (Rite of Spring) [NS]   

1883  Alexandre Cellier, composer.   

1884  Christina C Bakker-van Bosse, feminist/pacifist.   

1885  Statue of Liberty arrived in NYC aboard French ship `Isere'   

1885  Gen Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, mayor (Elzas-Lothar'n), dies   

1888  Bernhard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer, composer   

1894  1st US poliomyelitis epidemic breaks out, Rutland, Vermont.   

1895  US Ship Canal (W 225th St) in the Bronx completed; cutting Marble Hill off from Manhattan   

1895  Slavko Osterc, composer   

1897  William Frank Powell, NJ educator, named minister to Haiti.   

1898  Navy Hospital Corps established   

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1239  Edward i: King of england (1272-1307)/chased jews out of england   

1603  Joseph of cupertino: Italian saint   

1604  Johan maurits: Count of nassau-siegen (maurits house)   

1682  Charles xii: King of sweden (1697-1718)   

1691  Giovanni paolo pannini: Italian painter and architect   

1693  Johann georg walch: German theologian   

1703  John b wesley: England, religion co-founder (methodists)   

1704  John kay: English inventor   

0656  Death of Osman ibn affan: 3rd kalief of islam (644-56) murdered   

0676  Adeodatus ii: Italian pope (672-76),   

0855  Death of Leo iv: Italian pope (847-55),   

1091  Death of Dirk v: Count of holland (1061-91),   

1119  Death of Boudouin vii with the axe: Earl of flanders (1111-19),   

1463  Princess catherine of portugal: Writer (b. 1436)   

1501  Death of Jan i olbracht: King of poland,   

1565  Ashikaga yoshiteru: Japanese shogun (b. 1536)