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- 1822 - Charles M. Wheatley was born in Chipping Ongar, England.
- 1834 - The HMS Beagle, carrying Charles Darwin on its second voyage, returned to the Falkland Islands to help suppress a native rebellion.
- 1850 - Alexander Bittner was born in Friedland, Czech Republic.
- 1985 - Archibald Lamont died.