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Wilhelm Camphausen
1885Jun, 16

Wilhelm Camphausen

Wilhelm Camphausen, German painter and academic (b. 1818)
Wilhelm Camphausen (8 February 1818, Düsseldorf – 16 June 1885, Düsseldorf), was a German painter who specialized in historical and battle scenes.

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    Buffalo Bill's Wild West

    American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.
  • 2May

    Léopold II of Belgium

    The Congo Free State is established by King Léopold II of Belgium.
  • 3Jun

    Big Bear

    In the last military engagement fought on Canadian soil, the Cree leader, Big Bear, escapes the North-West Mounted Police.
  • 6Jul

    Rabies

    Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
  • 29Aug

    Internal combustion

    Gottlieb Daimler patents the world's first internal combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen.