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Historical Event(s)
– Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
– The Wanderers F.C. won the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1-0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.
– King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway.
– Bloomingdale brothers opened their first store at 938 Third Avenue, New York City.
– Women’s suffrage in the United States: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100.
– The ship Mary Celeste sails from New York, eventually to be found deserted
– Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.
– The crewless American ship Mary Celeste is found by the British brig Dei Gratia (the ship had been abandoned for nine days but was only slightly damaged).
– In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first serving African-American governor of a U.S. state.
Who Were Born On ?
– Zane Grey, American novelist (d. 1939)
– Léon Blum, French prime minister (d. 1950)
– Alexander Roda Roda, Austrian writer (d. 1945)
– János Szlepecz, Slovene writer and priest (d. 1936)
– Louis Blériot, French aviator (d. 1936)
– Édouard Herriot, French politician (d. 1957)
– Princess Clémentine of Belgium (d. 1955)
– Phan Chu Trinh, Vietnamese nationalist (d. 1926)
– Peter O'Connor, Irish athlete (d. 1957)
– David I. Walsh, 46th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1947)