Births on December 18

Edward MacDowell

Born on December 18, 1860

Edward MacDowell, American pianist and composer (d. 1908)

Edward Alexander MacDowell (December 18, 1860 – January 23, 1908) was an American composer and pianist of the late Romantic period. He was best known for his second piano concerto and his piano suites Woodland Sketches, Sea Pieces and New England Idylls. Woodland Sketches includes his most popular short piece, "To a Wild Rose". In 1904 he was one of the first seven Americans honored by membership in the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

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27 May

Italian unification
Giuseppe Garibaldi begins his attack on Palermo, Sicily, as part of the Italian unification.
7 Sep

Giuseppe Garibaldi
Italian unification: Giuseppe Garibaldi enters Naples.
20 Sep

Edward VII of the United Kingdom
The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII of the United Kingdom) visits Canada and the United States.
8 Oct

San Francisco
Telegraph line between Los Angeles and San Francisco opens.
26 Oct

Giuseppe Garibaldi
Meeting of Teano. Giuseppe Garibaldi, conqueror of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, gives it to King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy.

Births on December 18

Edward MacDowell

Born on December 18, 1860

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Italian unification

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Giuseppe Garibaldi