Historical Events
- The Cunard Line's 700 ton wooden paddle steamer RMS Britannia departs from Liverpool bound for Halifax, Nova Scotia on the first transatlantic crossing with a scheduled end
Famous Birthdays
- James McGranahan, American composer, born in Adamsville, Pennsylvania (d. 1907)
Famous Deaths
Karl Ferdinand von Graefe
Karl Ferdinand von Graefe, German surgeon who helped create modern plastic surgery dies at 53
Karl Ferdinand von Graefe