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Historical Event(s)
– The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Canada as recorded in The Montreal Gazette.
– Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby.
– The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins.
– The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.
– Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 22 hours.
– The first official game of Polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British Ranchers.
– First telegraphic connection in Argentina.
– Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison and flees to Cuba, then Spain.
– The Massachusetts Rifle Association, “America’s Oldest Active Gun Club”, is founded.
Who Were Born On ?
– Jeanne Calment, French supercentenarian and longest-lived human on record (d. 1997)
– Vladimir Vidrić, Croatian poet (d. 1909)
– Stjepan Seljan, Croatian explorer (d. 1936)
– Matsunosuke Onoe, Japanese actor (d. 1926)
– James C. Penney, American department store founder (d. 1971)
– Tomas Burgos, Chilean philanthropist (d. 1945)
– Eugene Meyer, American businessman and newspaper publisher (d. 1954)
– Gerd von Rundstedt, German field marshal (d. 1953)
– Emilio Jacinto, Filipino poet and revolutionary (d. 1899)
– Carter Woodson, American historian and author, founder of Black History Month (d. 1950)