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1883  Judge Jackson, composer   

1883  Murrumgunarriman, [Twopenny], cricketer (Aboriginal team 1868), dies.   

1884  Mississippi establishes inaugural US state college for women   

1884  Mississippi establishes 1st US state college for women.   

1885  Raphael HLAJM Verwilghen, Flemish architect/urban developer.   

1888  2nd day of the Great blizzard of '88 in northeast US (400 die)   

1888  2nd day of the Great blizzard of '88 in NE US (400 die).   

1888  Hall Johnson, composer.   

1888  Henry Bergh, founder (ASPCA), dies at 76   

1889  Battle at Metema (Gallabad); Ethiopian Emperor Yohannes IV, defeated.   

1889  Ethiopia's Johannes IV is killed in the Battle of Metemma fighting the Mahdists.   

1889  Start of South Africa's inaugural Test, vs England, Port Elizabeth   

1889  Philip Guedalla, historian   

1889  Yohannes IV, [Kasa], Emperor of Ethiopia (1872-89), dies in battle   

1890  A Evert Taube, Swedish writer/troubadour   

1891  Michael Polany, Hungarian/English chemist/economist/sociologist   

1894  Pittsburgh issues free season tickets for ladies on Tuesday and Friday.   

1896  The inaugural movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220).   

1896  1st movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220)   

1896  Jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, San Francisco Blues Great   

1897  Vincent d'Indy's opera "Fervaal," premieres in Brussel   

1898  Fredrik J "Frits" Bakker Jr, Dutch actor (Sold Grandpa).   

1900  President Steyn of Orange-Free state flees from Bloemfontein   

1900  David Croll, QC senator   

1901  Ground is broken for Boston's 1st AL ballpark (Huntington Ave Grounds)   

1902  John Peter Altgeld, German/US governor of Illinois, dies at 54   

1903  NY Highlanders (Yankees) approved as members of AL   

1904  Andrew Carnegie establishes Carnegie Hero Fund.   

1904  The inaugural main line electric train in UK (Liverpool to Southport).   

1904  1st main line electric train in UK (Liverpool to Southport).   

1904  Ken James, cricket wicketkeeper (NZ's 1st Test, later Northants)   

1905  Rudolf von Alt, Austrian painter, dies at 92.   

1906  Heavy storm ravages Dutch west coast.   

1907  At Toulon, France, the battleship Iena explodes, killing at least 118 men   

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1270  Charles of valois: Son of philip iii of france   

1336  Eduard: Duke of gelre (1361-71) husband of catharina of bayern   

1479  Giuliano de' medici: Monarch of florence   

1515  Caspar othmayr: Composer   

1607  Paul gerhardt: German hymnist   

1613  André le nôtre: French landscape architect   

1620  Johann heinrich hottinger: Swiss philologist and theologian   

1626  John aubrey: English antiquary and writer   

0417  Innocent i: Italian pope (401-417),   

0604  Gregory i the great: Pope (590-604),   

1209  Djamal al-din abu mohammed iljas nizami: Persian poet,   

1289  King demetre ii of georgia: King demetre ii of georgia (b. 1259)   

1374  Death of Emperor go-kogon of japan: Emperor go-kogon of japan (b. 1336)   

1447  Death of Shah rukh: Ruler of persia and transoxonia (b. 1377)   

1471  Dionysius the carthusian/van rijkel: Dutch scholastic theologist,   

1496  Johannes de lapide: [johan heynlin], german philosopher,