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Jules Lemaître
1853Apr, 27

Jules Lemaître

Jules Lemaître, French playwright and critic (d. 1914)
François Élie Jules Lemaître (27 April 1853 – 4 August 1914) was a French critic and dramatist.

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    Twelve Years a Slave

    After having been kidnapped and sold into slavery in the American South, Solomon Northup regains his freedom; his memoir Twelve Years a Slave later becomes a national bestseller.
  • 19Jan

    Il trovatore

    Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il trovatore receives its premiere performance in Rome.
  • 14Jul

    Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations

    Opening of the first major US world's fair, the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations in New York City.
  • 4Oct

    Crimean War

    The Ottoman Empire declares war on the Russian Empire.
  • 30Nov

    Battle of Sinop

    Crimean War: Battle of Sinop: The Imperial Russian Navy under Pavel Nakhimov destroys the Ottoman fleet under Osman Pasha at Sinop, a sea port in northern Turkey.