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Historical Event(s)
– Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington becomes British Secretary of State for War.
– The Spanish Navy bombs the harbor of Valparaíso, Chile.
– The Grand Army of the Republic, an American patriotic organization composed of Union veterans of the American Civil War, is founded. It lasts until 1956.
– The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh.
– The Fenians are driven out of Fort Erie, Ontario, into the United States.
– Austro-Prussian War is decided at the Battle of Königgratz, resulting in Prussia taking over as the prominent German nation from Austria.
– Reconstruction: Tennessee becomes the first U.S. State to be readmitted to the Union following the American Civil War.
– Austro-Prussian War ends with the Treaty of Prague.
– Battle of Curupaity in the War of the Triple Alliance.
– Venice - Annexion of Veneto and Mantua to Italy - At Hotel Europa, Austria hands over Veneto to France, which hands it immediately over to Italy.
Who Were Born On ?
– Bernard O'Dowd, Australian poet (d. 1953)
– Beatrix Potter, English author (d. 1943)
– Harry Trott, Australian cricketer (d. 1917)
– Julia Marlowe, English actress (d. 1950)
– Charles Nicolle, French bacteriologist, received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1936)
– Ramsay MacDonald, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1937)
– Antonio Luna, Filipino revolutionary general (d. 1899)
– Voltairine de Cleyre, American anarchist (d. 1912)
– Louis Bolk, a Dutch anatomist (d. 1930)
– Roger Fry, English artist and art critic (d. 1934)