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1871 - Birth of Paul Guthnick German astronomer.

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1875 - Birth of Marika Stiernstedt Swedish author (Ulla Bella).

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1876 - Birth of Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari Venice Italy, composer.

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1876 - Birth of Jack London writer/socialist (Call of the Wild).

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1877 - Death of Wilhelm Hofmeister in Lindenau, Germany; botanist, pioneer in comparative plant morphology, professor at the University of Tübingen.

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1878 - Birth of Ferenc Molnár Budapest Hungary, playwright (The Play's The Thing, A Pal Utrai Fiuk).

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1879 - British Zulu War begins Lieutenant-General Chelmsford invades Zululand.

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1880 - Ida Gräfin von Hahn-Hahn author (Aus der Gesellschaft), dies at age 74.

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1882 - Birth of Jakob Jud in Wängli, Switzerland; professor of linguistics at the University of Zürich, etymologist.

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1884 - Birth of Louis Horst composer.

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