Jun 13   Charles Algernon Parsons, British inventor (steam turbine).   

Jun 14   Frederik Rung, composer   

Jun 18   Edward Wyllis Scripps, publisher/journalist   

Jun 19   Alfredo Catalani, composer.   

Jun 21   inaugural Victoria Cross won during bombardment of Bomarsund in the Aland Islands.   

Jun 23   Antwerp-Roosendaal railway goes into use.   

Jun 26   Robert Laird Borden, (C), 8th Canadian PM (1911-20)   

Jun 29   Gadsden Purchase (parts of Az, NM) from Mexico for $10 million.   

Jun 29   Netherlands allows corporal punishment   

Jul 04   Heinrich Zollner, composer.   

Jul 04   Karl F Eichhorn, German law historian, dies at 72.   

Jul 06   1st Republican state convention (Ripon Wisc)   

Jul 06   The inaugural Republican state convention, Ripon, Wisc.   

Jul 12   George Eastman, American pioneer in photography is born   

Jul 12   George Eastman, Waterville NY, inventor (Kodak camera)   

Jul 13   US forces shell and burn San Juan del Norte, Nicaragua.   

Jul 14   Alexander Alexandrovich Kopilov, composer.   

Jul 15   Wincenty Studzinski, composer, dies at 39   

Jul 18   Abbas Hilmi I, viceroy of Egypt, dies at about 41.   

Jul 19   Daniel Josephus Jitta, Dutch High Court lawyer.   

Jul 22   J R Hind discovers asteroid #30 Urania   

Jul 29   Georg Kerschensteiner, German educator (Theory of Education).   

Jul 31   Jose Canalejas contributes Mendez, premier of Spain (1910-12).   

Aug 02   Francis Marion Crawford, British author.   

Aug 03   Fernand de La Tombelle, composer   

Aug 04   The Hinomaru is established as the official flag to be flown from Japanese ships.   

Aug 06   Congress passes Confiscation Act.   

Aug 08   Smith and Wesson patents metal bullet cartridges.   

Aug 09   Frederik Augustus II, king of Saxon (1836-54), dies at 57.   

Aug 09   In this year, Henry David Thoreau publishes "Walden"   

Aug 10   J Scott Lidgett, London, theologist.   

Aug 12   Alfred Gilbert, sculptor/goldsmith   

Aug 16   Duncan Phyfe, furniture maker, dies.   

Aug 20   Friedrich WJ von Schelling, German philosopher, dies at 79   

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Jan 01   James frazer: Britain, anthropologist/author (the golden bough)   

Jan 06   Sherlock holmes: Mycroft, fictional detective (via arthur conan doyle)   

Jan 09   Jennie jerome: American society beauty and mother of winston churchill   

Jan 10   Peter gast: Composer   

Jan 18   Thomas a watson: Needed by bell, inventor assistant (telephone)   

Jan 29   Willem pc knuttel: Dutch bibliographer/librarian   

Feb 09   Aletta [henriette] jacobs: 1st dutch female physician   

Feb 09   Edward carson: 1st baron carson, lawyer/leader (irish unionist party)   

Jan 08   William carr beresford: 1st viscount beresford, british general and politician (b. 1768)   

Jan 09   Filippo traetta: [philip trajetta], ital composer,   

Jan 18   Juda turo: American philanthropist,   

Feb 04   Carl ludwig cornelius westenholz: Composer,   

Feb 17   Hugues f r de lamennais: French priest/writer,    

Mar 06   Caspar gc reinwardt: German/dutch biologist,   

Mar 11   Willard richards: American religious leader (b. 1804)   

Apr 06   William strickland: Us architect,