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1832  Othon Joseph Vandenbroek, composer, dies at 73.   

1833  Johannes Habert, composer   

1837  Friedrich W Mengelberg, German sculptor/painter.   

1839  French Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter, dies at 68   

1844  Emille-Louis-Victor Mathieu, composer   

1850  Francis Thome, composer.   

1854  Bill Murdoch, cricketer (great pioneer of Australian Test cricket)   

1855  Franz Liszt's "Prometheus," premieres   

1859  Henri Bergson, France, philosopher (Creative Evolution-Nobel 1927).   

1860  The Second Opium War finally ends at the Convention of Peking with the ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin, an unequal treaty.   

1862  Morgan's raiders capture federal garrison at Lexington, KY.   

1862  James Creighton, dies of rupture bladder from hitting HR on Oct 14th   

1863  Battle of Charlestown, WV.   

1864  David Bell Birney, US lawyer/Union general-major, dies at 39.   

1865  Lord Henry JT Palmerston, English min of Foreign affairs, dies at 80   

1867  US takes formal possession of Alaska from Russia ($7.2 million)   

1869  Henrik Ibsen's "De Unges Forbund," premieres in Christiania (Oslo)   

1871  Louis de Vries, Dutch actor (Ghetto)   

1872  Josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun   

1873  1st football game between Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tigers.   

1875  James E K Aggrey, Ghana, US theologian/educationalist.   

1876  Francis Preston Blair, newspaper editor (Washington Globe), dies at 85   

1877  Florence Dahl Walrath, humanitarian, founded Cradle society.   

1878  Edison makes electricity available for household usage.   

1878  James Truslow Adams, historian (Pul-1921, Founding of New England).   

1879  Grzlegorz Fitelberg, composer   

1887  Start of the Sherlock Holmes adventure "A Case of Identity" (BG)   

1887  Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "A Case of Identity" (BG).   

1889  1st all NYC World Series NY Giants (NL) play Bkln (AA)   

1889  Fannie Hurst, novelist (Anatomy of Me)   

1890  John Owen is inaugural man to run 100 yd dash in under 10 seconds.   

1890  John Owen is 1st man to run 100 yd dash in under 10 seconds   

1890  [Agathe] Henriette [M de Beaufort], Dutch author (Rembrandt)   

1891  1st international 6-day bicycle race in US (MSG, NYC) begins.   

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1127  Emperor go-shirakawa of japan: Emperor go-shirakawa of japan (d. 1192)   

1239  Stefanus v: Prince of transylvania/king of hungary (1270-72)   

1405  Pius ii: [aenea s piccolomini], italian pope (1458-64) (cynthia)   

1517  Manoel da nóbrega: Portuguese jesuit in brazil   

1547  Justus lipsius: [joost lips], dutch classic philologist/historian   

1569  Giambattista marini: Italian poet   

1595  Edward winslow: Plymouth colony founder   

1611  Valentin strobel: Composer   

0707  Death of John vii: Greek pope (705-07),   

1035  Death of Sancho iii of navarre: Sancho iii of navarre   

1101  Hugh of vermandois: Son of henry i of france (b. 1053)   

1141  Death of Margrave leopold iv of austria: Margrave leopold iv of austria   

1216  John: King of england (1199-1216, magna charta),   

1340  Henry henricus of friemar: Augustine philosopher,   

1382  Death of James butler: 2nd earl of ormonde (b. 1331)   

1417  Gregorius xii: [angelo correr], pope (1406-15),