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Jean-Baptiste Lamy
1888Feb, 13

Jean-Baptiste Lamy

Jean-Baptiste Lamy, French-American archbishop (b. 1814)
Jean-Baptiste Lamy (October 11, 1814 – February 13, 1888), was an American Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Willa Cather's novel Death Comes for the Archbishop is based on his life and career.

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    In London, the body of Jack the Ripper's second murder victim, Annie Chapman, is found.
  • 30Sep

    Elizabeth Stride

    Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes.