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★13 Mar 1811
Napoleonic Wars: A British frigate squadron defeated a much larger squadron of French and Italian frigates and smaller vessels in the Battle of Lissa in the Adriatic Sea.

★11 Feb 1823
About 110 boys were killed in a human crush at the Convent of the Minori Osservanti on the last day of the Maltese Carnival in Valletta, Malta.

★13 Apr 1829
The Roman Catholic Relief Act was granted royal assent, removing the most substantial restrictions on Catholics in the United Kingdom.

★11 Feb 1851
As part of the celebration of the separation of Victoria from New South Wales, the initial first-class cricket match in Australia started at the Launceston Racecourse in Tasmania.

★29 Nov 1854
An estimated crowd of more than 10,000 demonstrators swore allegiance to the Eureka Flag as a symbol of defiance, in advance of the Eureka Rebellion in Ballarat, Australia.

★09 Feb 1855
A series of hoof-like marks were discovered in the snow in Devon, England, continuing throughout the countryside for some 40 to 100 miles.

★01 Jul 1867
As per the British North America Act, the Province of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia joined into confederation to create the modern nation of Canada.

★09 Jan 1874
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department was formed under the direction of Kawaji Toshiyoshi, dubbed the "Father of Japanese Police".

★11 May 1880
A land dispute between the Southern Pacific Railroad and settlers in Hanford, California, turned deadly when a gun battle broke out, leaving seven dead.

★14 Aug 1888
A recording of English composer Arthur Sullivan's The Lost Chord, one of the first recordings of music ever made, was played during a press conference introducing Thomas Edison's phonograph in London.

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