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This Day in Victorian History Joseph Merrick, "The Elephant Man", born in Leicester, England (1862)

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This Day in Victorian History M. R. James, English scholar and author (Ghost Stories of an Antiquary), born in Goodnestone, Dover, Kent (1862)

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This Day in Victorian History Irish Land Act gives rights to tenants of landlords in Ireland (1870)

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This Day in Victorian History First transatlantic telegraph cable lands at Trinity Bay, Newfoundland spearheaded by Cyrus West Field (will fail after 3 weeks) (1858)

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This Day in Victorian History Guy de Maupassant, French author (Boule de Suif), born in Château de Miromesnil, France (1850)

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This Day in Victorian History Charles Fort, American writer and researcher (specialized in anomalous phenomena), born in Albany, New York (1874)

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This Day in Victorian History Lombard Street Riot erupts in Philadelphia (1842)

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"In the Gallery" by George Henry, ca. 1905, oil on canvas

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