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Historical Event(s)
– Sofia is emancipated from Ottoman rule.
– Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) – Battle of Philippopolis: Captain Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule.
– Yale Daily News becomes the first daily college newspaper in the United States.
– The Russo-Turkish War ends as Bulgaria regains its independence from Ottoman Empire according to the Treaty of San Stefano; shortly after Congress of Berlin stripped its status to an autonomous state of the Ottoman Empire.
– The British frigate HMS Eurydice sinks, killing more than 300.
– League of Prizren is established, to oppose the decisions of the Congress of Berlin and the Treaty of San Stephano, as a consequence of which the Albanian lands in Balkans were being partitioned and given to the neighbor states of Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria and Greece.
– Canada joins the Universal Postal Union.
– The coat of arms of the Baku governorate is established.
– The first rugby match under floodlights takes place in Salford, between Broughton and Swinton.
– First assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy.
Who Were Born On ?
– Egbert van Alstyne, American songwriter and pianist (d. 1951)
– Boris Kustodiev, Russian painter (d. 1927)
– Gustav Stresemann, Chancellor of Germany, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1929)
– John Masefield, English novelist and poet (d. 1967)
– Edward Plunkett, Irish writer (d. 1957)
– Ion Dragoumis, Greek diplomat, writer and revolutionary (d. 1920)
– Sergio Osmeña, 4th President of the Philippines (d. 1961)
– Marshall Taylor, American cyclist (d. 1932)
– William Aberhart, Canadian politician (d. 1943)
– Horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan-Argentinian writer (d. 1937)