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This Day in Victorian History Alexander Fleming, Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin born in Lochfield, Scotland (1881)

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This Day in Victorian History Mata Hari, Dutch exotic dancer, courtesan and convicted German WWI spy, born in Leeuwarden, Netherlands (1876)

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This Day in Victorian History Murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair, at Auburn Prison in New York. It didn't go well. (1890)

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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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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
This Day in Victorian History Alexander Fleming, Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin born in Lochfield, Scotland (1881)	57
This Day in Victorian History Mata Hari, Dutch exotic dancer, courtesan and convicted German WWI spy, born in Leeuwarden, Netherlands (1876)	40
This Day in Victorian History Murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair, at Auburn Prison in New York. It didn't go well. (1890)	20
This Day in Victorian History Joseph Merrick, "The Elephant Man", born in Leicester, England (1862)	17
This Day in Victorian History M. R. James, English scholar and author (Ghost Stories of an Antiquary), born in Goodnestone, Dover, Kent (1862)	15
This Day in Victorian History Irish Land Act gives rights to tenants of landlords in Ireland (1870)	12
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)	11
This Day in Victorian History Guy de Maupassant, French author (Boule de Suif), born in Château de Miromesnil, France (1850)	10
This Day in Victorian History Charles Fort, American writer and researcher (specialized in anomalous phenomena), born in Albany, New York (1874)	9
This Day in Victorian History Lombard Street Riot erupts in Philadelphia (1842)	7