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Historical Event(s)
– A convention of delegates from 57 Texas communities convenes in Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas, to deliberate independence from Mexico.
– Texas Revolution: Declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico.
– Texas Revolution: Goliad massacre – Antonio López de Santa Anna orders the Mexican army to kill about 400 Texas POWs at Goliad, Texas.
– U.S. Congress passes an act creating the Wisconsin Territory.
– Texas Revolution: A day after the Battle of San Jacinto, forces under Texas General Sam Houston capture Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
– The Treaties of Velasco are signed in Velasco, Texas.
– Francis Baily observes “Baily’s beads” during an annular eclipse.
– Narcissa Whitman, one of the first English-speaking white women to settle west of the Rocky Mountains, arrives at Walla Walla, Washington.
– Sam Houston is elected as the first president of the Republic of Texas.
– Sam Houston is inaugurated as the first President of the Republic of Texas.
Who Were Born On ?
– Ludwig Schüler, German politician (d. 1930)
– Sri Ramakrishna, Indian Bengali guru of Swami Vivekananda (d. 1886)
– Dickey Pearce, American baseball player and manager (d. 1908)
– Henry Billings Brown, American jurist (d. 1913)
– Alexander Mitscherlich, German chemist (d. 1918)
– Joseph Chamberlain, British politician (d. 1914)
– Warren Brown, American politician (d. 1919)
– Bret Harte, American writer (d. 1902)
– Juliette Adam, French writer (d. 1936)
– Thomas Bailey Aldrich, American poet and novelist (d. 1907)