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Historical Event(s)
– Stephen F. Austin receives a grant of land in Texas from the government of Mexico.
– Bahia Independence Day: the end of Portuguese rule in Brazil, with the final defeat of the Portuguese crown loyalists in the province of Bahia.
– A fire destroys the ancient Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome.
– Slavery is abolished in Chile.
– Simón Bolívar is named President of Peru.
– Joseph Smith is reportedly visited by the angel Moroni, who told him the location of gold plates, which Smith obtained four years later and partially translated into The Book of Mormon.
– Joseph Smith, Jr. states he found the Golden plates on this date after being directed by God through the Angel Moroni to the place where they were buried.
– Charles Macintosh of Scotland sells the first raincoat.
– Monroe Doctrine: US President James Monroe delivers a speech establishing American neutrality in future European conflicts.
– A Visit from St. Nicholas, also known as The Night Before Christmas, is published anonymously.
Who Were Born On ?
– Alfred Russel Wallace, British naturalist and biologist (d. 1913)
– Johannes Friedrich August von Esmarch, German surgeon (d. 1908)
– Charles I of Württemberg, King of Württemberg from 1864 (d. 1891)
– William Magear “Boss” Tweed, American political boss (d. 1878)
– Alexander Ostrovsky, Russian dramatist (d. 1886)
– Gotthold Eisenstein, German mathematician (d. 1852)
– Isabella Glyn, British actress (d. 1889)
– Gédéon Ouimet, French Canadian politician (d. 1905)
– Jean Chacornac, French astronomer (d. 1873)
– Hugh Stowell Brown, Manx preacher (d. 1886)