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1.2 February

1.3 March

• March 1 - Ben Harney, US composer and ragtime pianist (d. 1938)
• March 22 - In North Carolina, William Holden becomes the first governor of a U.S. state to be removed from office by impeachment.
• March 21 - Marriage of Princess Louise to John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne, whose father, the 8th Duke of Argyll, is the serving Secretary of State for India
• March 26 - The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris.
• March 29 - The Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria.

1.4 April

1.5 May

• May 11 - First trial of the case of Tichborne Claimant begins in the London Court of Common Pleas.
• May 20 - Paris Commune crushed by government forces
• May 30 - The Paris Commune is suppressed by the armed forces of the French Third Republic.

1.6 June

1.7 July

• July 20 - British Columbia joins the confederation of Canada.

1.8 August

• August 31 - Adolphe Thiers becomes President of the French Republic

1.9 September

1.10 October

• October 8 - Great Chicago Fire: A large fire in Chicago, Illinois preempts news reporting of the Peshtigo, Wisconsin fire, burns 1,200,000 acres (4,900 km²) in one day, eventually destroys about 17,450 buildings, kills about 250 people and leaves another 90,000 homeless. It is brought under control the next day.
• October 8 - The Peshtigo, Wisconsin fire, which burned 1,200,000 acres (4,900 km²) in one day
• October 20 - The Royal Regiment of Artillery formed the first regular Canadian army units when they created two batteries of garrison artillery which eventually became The Royal Canadian Artillery.
• October 27 the Comte de Chambord refuses to be crowned 'King Henry V of France' until France abandons its tricolour and returns to the old bourbon flag.

1.11 November

• November 10 - Henry Morton Stanley locates missing explorer and missionary, Dr. David Livingstone in Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika, and greets him saying "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"
• November 17 - The National Rifle Association is granted a charter by the state of New York.

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