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1825  Rodolphe Bresdin, French cartoonist/lithographer (Le Bon Samaritain).   

1826  Oskar Peschel, German journalist/geography (Volkerkunder)   

1828  Patrick Ronayne Cleburne, Major General (Confederate Army)   

1829  Ottawa Ontario 200 Irish canal navvies riot on St. Patricks Day; one killed and many wounded   

1832  Moncure Daniel Conway, US, abolitionist (Life of Thomas Paine)   

1833  Phoenix Society forms (New York).   

1833  Phoenix Society forms (NY)   

1834  Gottlieb Daimler, Germany, engineer/inventor/designed 1st motorcycle   

1836  Texas abolishes slavery.   

1839  Josef Rheinberger, Vaduz Liechtenstein, opera composer (Munich Conser).   

1842  Indians land in Ohio, a 12²-mile area in Upper Sandusky.   

1842  Indians land in Ohio, a 12 square mile area in Upper Sandusky.   

1845  Bristol man, Henry Jones, patents self-raising flour.   

1845  Rubber band patented by Stephen Perry of London   

1846  Kate Greenaway, England, artist/book illustrator (Under the Window).   

1846  F W Bessel, measured distance to 61 Cygni, dies   

1847  Dmitri Shostakovich's opera "Macbeth" is produced (Florence).   

1847  "Macbeth" opera premieres in Florence   

1848  Horace Wadham Nicholl, composer   

1849  Willem II Frederik GL, King of Netherlands (1840-49), dies at 56.   

1853  Christian Doppler, physicist, dies   

1854  1st park land purchased by a US city, Worcester, Mass   

1855  Ramon Carnicer y Batlle, composer, dies at 65.   

1857  Adolph Trube, composer, dies at 42.   

1858  Toronto Ontario St. Patricks Day riot breaks out during parade; one man fatally stabbed   

1860  Japanese embassy arrives aboard Candinmarruh [sic].   

1861  Italy declares independence; Kingdom of Italy proclaimed   

1861  Petter Conrad Boman, composer, dies at 56   

1862  Fromental Halevy, [Elie Levy], French opera composer, dies at 62   

1863  Battle of Kelly's Ford, Virginia (211 casualities)   

1863  Battle of Kelly's Ford, VA (211 casualities)   

1863  John Pelham, US Confederate artillery major, dies in battle at 24.   

1864  Alexandre Calamo, Swiss painter/etcher/lithographer, dies at 53   

1868  Postage stamp canceling machine patent issued   

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1473  James iv: King of scotland (1488-1513)   

1578  Francesco albana: Ital painter (mary's ascension)   

1628  Daniel van papenbroeck: [papebrochius], flemish historian   

1664  Georg osterreich: Composer   

1675  Petrus laurentius wockenfuss: Composer   

1676  Thomas boston: Scottish church leader   

1685  Jean-marc nattier: French portrait painter   

1725  Lachlan mcintosh: Scottish-born american military and political leader   

0180  Death of Antonius marcus aurelius: [marcus verus], emperor of rome,   

0461  Death of St patrick: Patron st of ireland,   

0659  Death of Gertrudis van nijvel: Saint/patron of travellers,   

1040  Death of Harold harefoot (harold i): King of england (1035-40),   

1058  Death of King lulach i of scotland: King lulach i of scotland   

1199  Jocelin: Bishop of glasgow   

1272  Emperor go-saga of japan: Emperor go-saga of japan (b. 1220)   

1425  Ashikaga yoshikazu: Japanese shogun (b. 1407)