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1867  Mary, [Victoria MALOPCA of Teck], queen of Gt Brit, dies at 85.   

1868  Metropolitan Life Insurance Co forms   

1874  Harry Houdini, [Erich Weiss], Budapest, magician/escape artist   

1877  University boat race between Oxford and Cambridge ends in a dead heat.   

1877  Walter Bagehot, English economist/critic/banker, dies at 51   

1878  British frigate Eurydice sunk; 300 lost.   

1878  HMS Eurydice, a training ship, sank in a freak squall off Ventnor, Isle of Wight with the loss of 330 lives. Only 2 were saved   

1878  Top Naeff, [Anthonetta van Rhijn-N-Naeff], Dutch writer   

1878  Albin Masek, composer, dies at 73.   

1880  Tobacco Growers' Mutual Insurance Company incorporates in Connecticut.   

1880  Tobacco Growers' Mutual Insurance Company incorporates in CT   

1881  Friedrich Hecker, German revolutionary republic politician, dies at 69   

1882  German scientist Robert Koch discovers bacillus cause of TB.   

1882  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poet died   

1882  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, US poet (Song of Hiawatha), dies at 75   

1883  The inaugural telephone call between New York and Chicago   

1883  1st telephone call between NY and Chicago.   

1883  James I Wedgwood, British theosophist/old-catholic bishop.   

1884  Gino Marinuzzi, composer.   

1885  Charlie Daniels, US swimmer (Olympics-4 gold-1904, 08).   

1887  Oscar Straus appointed inaugural Jewish ambassador from US (to Turkey).   

1887  Fatty Arbuckle, American silent film actor is born   

1887  Oscar Straus appointed 1st Jewish ambassador from US (to Turkey).   

1887  Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, San Jose CA, actor (Keystone comedies)   

1888  Jameson Thomas, London England, actor (Farmer's Wife)   

1890  Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge" (BG)   

1891  Annie "Charley" Toorop, Dutch painter (3 Generations).   

1894  37 miners killed at Franklin WA   

1894  37 miners killed at Franklin, WA.   

1894  Robert Prescott Stewart, composer, dies at 68.   

1895  Arthur Murray, dancer (Arthur Murray's Dance Party).   

1896  Gianna Manzini, writer   

1897  Charles Eyck, Dutch painter/sculptor   

1898  The inaugural recoreded sale of an automobile.   

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1188  Ferrand of portugal: Earl of flanders/son of sancho i   

1441  Ernst i: Elector of saxon (1464-86)   

1494  Georgius agricola: Germany, mineralogist (de re metallica)   

1607  Michiel a de ruyter: Dutch rear admiral (st vincent, dune)   

1628  Sophie amalie of brunswick-lüneburg: Queen of denmark and norway   

1630  Jose saenz d'aguirre: Spanish cardinal   

1657  Arai hakuseki: Japanese writer and politician   

1693  John harrison: British clockmaker   

0809  Death of Harun al-rashid: Caliph of the abbasid empire (786-809),   

1284  Death of King hugh iii of cyprus: King hugh iii of cyprus   

1381  Death of Saint catharine of sweden: Swedish saint   

1396  Walter hilton: English mystic   

1400  Death of Florens radewijns: Dutch priest/leader modern devotion,   

1455  Nicholas v: [tommaso parentucelli], italian pope (1447-55),   

1471  Thomas malory: Author (le morte d'arthur),   

1558  Anna van buren: Countess of egmond/buren/lingen,