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Viktor Burenin
1841Mar, 6

Viktor Burenin

Viktor Burenin, Russian author, poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1926)
Viktor Petrovich Burenin (Russian: Виктор Петрович Буренин, March 6 [February 22, o.s.], 1841 in Moscow, Russian Empire – August 15, 1926 in Leningrad, Soviet Union) was a Russian literary and theatre critic, publicist, novelist, dramatist, translator and satirical poet notorious for his confrontational articles and satirical poems, mostly targeting leftist writers. He was the author of several popular plays (some co-authored by Alexey Suvorin), novels and opera librettos (Tchaikovsky's Mazepa; Cui's Angelo).

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  • 9Mar

    United States v. The Amistad

    The U.S. Supreme Court rules in the United States v. The Amistad case that captive Africans who had seized control of the ship carrying them had been taken into slavery illegally.
  • 16Aug

    Second Bank of the United States

    U.S. President John Tyler vetoes a bill which called for the re-establishment of the Second Bank of the United States. Enraged Whig Party members riot outside the White House in the most violent demonstration on White House grounds in U.S. history.
  • 24Sep

    Kingdom of Sarawak

    The Sultanate of Brunei cedes Sarawak to the United Kingdom.
  • 13Nov

    Hypnotism

    James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually calls hypnotism.