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1895 - Birth of Frans Ganshof Belgian historian.

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1896 - Sutro Baths (San Francisco) opens by Cliff House (closed Sept 1, 1952).

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1899 - Emile Erckmann French writer (Waterloo), dies at age 76.

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1899 - Stanley Cup: Montréal Shamrocks beat Winnipeg Victorias, 6-2.

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1900 - Hugo de Vries rediscovers Mendel's laws of genetics.

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1900 - US Congress passes the Gold Standard Act.

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1901 - First performance of Anton Bruckner's 6th Symphony in A.

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1903 - First national bird reservation established in Sebastian Florida.

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1903 - Birth of Molla Mustafa Barzani Iran, Kurd leader (KDP).

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1903 - Johannes H Weissenbruch Dutch landscape painter, dies at age 88.

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