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1850  Mary Mills Patrick, US, 1st pres of Istanbul Woman's College.   

1861  El Hadj Umar Tall seizes the city of Segou, destroying the Bambara Empire of Mali.   

1861  Josepf Francois Snel, composer, dies at 67   

1862  Great Britain and France recognizes independence of Zanzibar   

1862  US issues paper money ($5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 and $1000).   

1864  Grant is named commander of the Union armies.   

1864  Red River campaign Louisiana.   

1864  Maximilian II Jozef, King of Bayern (1848-64), dies at 52   

1865  Battle of Monroe's Crossroads, North Carolina   

1865  Battle of Monroe's Crossroads, NC   

1865  Pim [Willem JH] Mulier, Dutch journalist/writer/sport-organizer   

1865  William Henry "Little Billy" Chase Whiting, Confed gen-maj, dies at 48.   

1866  Antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87   

1867  Lillian D Wald, US, sociologist/organizer (Visiting Nurses).   

1870  Alfred Kastner, composer   

1870  Isaak-Ignaz Moscheles, composer, dies at 75.   

1872  Felix Borowski, composer.   

1872  Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian revolutionary (Giovane Italy), dies at 66.   

1873  Jakob Wassermann, Germany, novelist (My Life as German and Jew).   

1874  Purdue University (Indiana) admits its inaugural student   

1874  Purdue University (Indiana) admits it's 1st student.   

1875  Alexander Borisovich Goldenweiser, composer   

1875  Louis Joseph Daussoigne-Mehul, composer, dies at 84   

1876  The inaugural telephone call made (Alexander Graham Bell to Thomas Watson)   

1876  1st telephone call made (Alexander Graham Bell to Thomas Watson)   

1877  David M Chumaceiro, Curacao, poet.   

1878  Karel van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God at Sea)   

1880  Commissioner George Scott Railton and seven women officers of English ‘General’ William Booth’s army landed in New York on this day to officially put the Salvation Army to work in the United States.   

1880  General Wolseley opens new legislative council in Pretoria.   

1880  Salvation Army of England sets up US welfare and religious activity.   

1880  Michael Jacobs, NYC, boxing promoter   

1884  Stuart Holmes, Chicago IL, actor (Prisoner of Zenda)   

1888  Heavyweight Boxing champion John L Sullivan draws Charlie Mitchell in 30 rounds.   

1888  1st performance of Caesar Franck's "Psyche".   

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1415  Vasili ii of russia: Vasili ii of russia (d. 1462)   

1452  Ferdinand ii: The catholic, king of aragon/sicily (expelled jews)   

1503  Ferdinand i: German emperor (1558-64)   

1538  Thomas howard: Duke of norfolk; executed by queen elizabeth (1572)   

1628  Constantine huygens jr: Dutch poet/painter/cartoonist   

1628  Marcello malpighi: Italian physician   

1656  Adolf h van rechteren: Dutch diplomat/politician   

1698  Gaetano maria schiassi: Composer   

0037  Death of Tiberius claudius nero: Roman emperor (14-37),   

0483  Simplicius: Italian pope (468-83),   

1291  Death of Arghun: Persian ruler   

1391  Death of Tvrtko i first king of bosnia: Tvrtko i first king of bosnia (b. 1338)   

1510  Johann geiler von kaisersberg: Swiss-born preacher (b. 1445)   

1513  John de vere: 13th earl of oxford, english commander (b. 1443)   

1546  Death of Thomas elyot: English diplomat (boke named the governor),   

1584  Death of Thomas norton: English politician and writer (b. 1532)