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Historical Event(s)
– Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.
– In New York City the Metropolitan Museum of Art opens.
– The Prohibition Party holds its first national convention in Columbus, Ohio, nominating James Black as its presidential nominee.
– Yellowstone National Park is established as the world’s first national park.
– The Meiji Japanese government officially annexes the Ryukyu Kingdom into what would become the Okinawa prefecture.
– 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.
– The first Shriners Temple (called Mecca) is established in New York City.
– The ship Mary Celeste sails from New York, eventually to be found deserted
– The Great Boston Fire of 1872.
– 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).
Who Were Born On ?
– Arsen Kotsoyev, Russian writer (d. 1944)
– Ethel Turner, Australian author (d. 1958)
– Lou Criger, American baseball player (d. 1934)
– Alexander Roda Roda, Austrian writer (d. 1945)
– Princess Margaret of Prussia, queen of Finland (d. 1954)
– George E. Stewart, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1946)
– Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (d. 1956)
– Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer (d. 1958)
– Don Lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer (d. 1956)
– Camille Guérin, French veterinarian and bacteriologist (d. 1961)