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1829  Pope Pius VIII issues his program for pontificate   

1830  "Mary Had A Little Lamb" is written.   

1830  The inaugural passenger rail service in US (Baltimore and Elliots Mill, Maryland)   

1830  The inaugural U S passenger railroad begins service between Baltimore and Elliott's Mills, Maryland.   

1831  Richard Hoffman, composer.   

1831  Benjamin Carr, composer, dies at 62.   

1832  The inaugural Kingdom of Greece is declared in the London Conference.   

1838  Paul Laband, German lawyer.   

1840  Frederick Walker, painter   

1841  Charles Napier Henry, painter   

1844  Samuel F B Morse opens America's inaugural telegraph line between Washington, D C and Baltimore, MD with the message "What hath God wrought!"   

1844  The Baltimore Patriot carries the inaugural-ever telegraphed news dispatch (received from Washington, D C ).   

1844  Samuel FB Morse taps out "What hath God wrought" (1st telegraph msg).   

1844  William Crockford, clubman/gambler, dies.   

1846  Gen Zachary Taylor captures Monterey in Mexican War.   

1850  Ernest Albert Waterlow, water-color painter.   

1850  Jane Porter, novelist (Scottish Chiefs), dies at 74   

1851  Stanko Vraz, [Jakob Frass], Slavic poet (Grammatica), dies at 40.   

1852  Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham, author/politician   

1854  Anthony Burns, slave, arrested by US Deputy marshals in Boston   

1854  Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, inaugural Black college in US forms by Prebyts.   

1854  Louis Mountbatten, admiral (WW I)   

1855  Arthur Wing Pinero, British playwright.   

1856  Pottawatomie Massacre took place in Kansas.   

1858  Johan C Braakensiek, political cartoonist (Green Amsterdammer)   

1861  Alexandria VA occupied by Federal troops   

1861  Major General Benjamin Butler declares slaves "contraband of war"   

1861  Elmer Ellsworth, US warrior (Chicago Zouaves), shot to death at 23.   

1862  Westminster Bridge across Thames opens.   

1862  Beardslee field telegraph used for 1st time   

1866  Berkeley CA named (for George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne)   

1866  Berkeley, Calif named (for George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne).   

1866  Armando Frid, Argentina, live until July 28 1990 (124 years)   

1870  Memoria of Jackson Kemper, inaugural Missionary Bishop in US.   

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1522  John jewel: English bishop   

1544  William gilbert: Essex england, physicist (researcher into magnetism)   

1605  Nikon: [nikita minin], patriarch of russian-orthodox church   

1610  Giovanni battista chinelli: Composer   

1616  John maitland: Duke of lauderdale   

1619  Philips wouwerman(s): Dutch painter   

1650  John churchill: 1st duke of marlborough, english general strategist   

1671  Gian gastone de' medici: Grand duke of tuscany   

1144  Death of Petronella: Wife of earl floris ii the vette of holland/regent,   

1153  Death of David i: King of scotland,   

1351  Death of Abu al-hasan 'ali: Sultan of morocco (b. circa 1297)   

1408  Death of Taejo of joseon: Ruler of korea (b. 1335)   

1425  Death of Murdoch stewart: 2nd duke of albany, scottish politician (b. 1362)   

1456  Ambroise de loré: French military commander (b. 1396)   

1543  Death of Nicolas copernicus: Astronomer,   

1612  Death of Robert cecil: 1st earl of salisbury/pm (1598-1612),