1874
Nov 2
| 1874 • 27 – Second Battle of Somorrostro (Third Carlist War): In a renewed attempt to raise the siege of Bilbao by Don Carlos VII, Republican commander Marshal Francisco Serrano himself arrived with 27,000 men and 70 cannon. However in three days of fierce fighting, the Carlist General Joaquín Elío, with just 17,000 men, once again drove off the attack at nearby Somorrostro, and it was another six weeks before Serrano managed to relieve Bilbao. |
1902
Jan 15
Age: 27y
| 1902 • International Bureau of the American Republics is established. |
1926
Mar 24
Age: 51y
| 1926 • The death penalty is re-established in Italy. |