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Historical Event(s)
– Greek War of Independence: First revolutionary act in the monastery of Agia Lavra, Kalavryta.
– Patriarch Gregory V of Constantinople is hanged by the Ottoman government from the main gate of the Patriarchate and his body is thrown into the Bosphorus.
– Greek War of Independence: The Greeks defeat the Turks at the Battle of Gravia.
– Decisive defeat of the Philikí Etaireía by the Ottomans at Drăgăşani (in Wallachia).
– Missouri is admitted as the 24th U.S. state.
– Greek rebels massacre all the population of Navarino.
– Jarvis Island is discovered by the crew of the ship, Eliza Frances.
– The Treaty of Córdoba is signed in Córdoba, now in Veracruz, Mexico, concluding the Mexican War of Independence from Spain.
– Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica jointly declare independence from Spain.
– Mexico gains its independence from Spain.
Who Were Born On ?
– Heinrich Barth, German explorer (d. 1865)
– Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Catholic bishop (d. 1896)
– T. Pelham Dale, Anglican clergyman prosecuted for Ritualist practices in the 1870s (d. 1892)
– Linus Yale, Jr., American inventor and manufacturer (d. 1868)
– Charles Baudelaire, French poet (d. 1867)
– Charles Tupper, 6th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1915)
– Mary Baker Eddy, American religious leader (d. 1910)
– Louis Vuitton, French designer (d. 1892)
– Collis Potter Huntington, American railroad executive (d. 1900)
– Sir George Bowen, British provincial governor (d. 1899)