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Historical Event(s)
– The Fort Tejon earthquake of California occurs, registering an estimated magnitude of 7.9.
– The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first fully-fledged university in south Asia.
– Second Opium War: France and the United Kingdom declare war on China.
– Sepoy Mangal Pandey of the 34th Regiment, Bengal Native Infantry revolts against the British rule in India and inspires a long-drawn War of Independence of 1857 also known as the Sepoy Mutiny.
– “The Spirits Book” by Allan Kardec is published, marking the birth of Spiritualism in France.
– Indian Mutiny: In India, the first war of Independence begins. Sepoys revolt against their commanding officers at Meerut.
– The first investiture of the Victoria Cross in Hyde Park, London.
– The Indian Rebellion of 1857 ends with the recapture of Delhi by troops loyal to the East India Company.
– The Russian warship Lefort capsizes and sinks during a storm in the Gulf of Finland, killing all 826 aboard.
– The City of Anaheim is founded.
Who Were Born On ?
– Hugh Mahon, Irish-born Australian politician (d. 1931)
– Heinrich Rudolf Hertz, German physicist (d. 1894)
– Paul Doumer, French President (d. 1932)
– Leon Charles Thevenin, French telegraph engineer (d. 1926)
– Alexander of Battenberg, Prince of Bulgaria (d. 1893)
– Arthur Arz von Straußenburg, Austro-Hungarian Colonel General (d. 1935)
– Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Russian rocket scientist (d. 1935)
– Ned Williamson, American baseball player (d. 1894)
– Janet Erskine Stuart, Sacred Heart educator (d. 1914)
– Joseph Babiński, Polish-French neurologist (d. 1932)