Historical Events
Murder of Interest
Abolitionist John Brown hung for murder, treason and conspiring slaves to revolt at Charles Town, Virginia
John Brown
Famous Birthdays
Georges Seurat
Georges Seurat, French post-impressionist painter (A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of Grande Jatte), born in Paris, France (d. 1891)
Georges Seurat
Famous Deaths
John Brown
John Brown, American abolitionist and revolutionary (Harpers Ferry), hanged at 59
John Brown