1859
Sep 9
| 1859 • Battle of Palestro: The Sardinians defeat the Austrian army. |
1887
Feb 17
Age: 27y
birth of childJerome Philip Fogwell |
1938
Jun 22
Age: 78y
| 1938 • A brilliant aurora borealis described variously as "a curtain of fire" and a "huge blood-red beam of light" startles people across Europe and is visible as far south as Gibraltar. |