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Excerpt taken from The Richmond Guardian, 1895

The application of Mr Martin Ratz to the Council for a license to carry on a marine store in Victoria-street, South Richmond, caused considerable discussion in the COuncil, and during the debate frequent reference was made ot the excellent manner in which the buildings, etc., had been arranged by the applicant in order to carry on the business in the best possible fashion. The depot - certainly one of the most complete in the colony - covers a block of land with 107 feet frontage to Victoria-street by 164 feet depth. At front and side there is a substantial brick wall about 15 feet in height, and at the rear a set of commodious brick stables and lofts are being constructed. At the other end of the yard are the washing vats for the cleaning of bottles - an important part of the business, while ranged along the sides are frames and receptacles in which thousands of bottles of various sizes, shapes and colours are stored. The place is open, airy, well-drained and ventilated, and presents a striking contrast to the ordinary marine store. The substantial residence of Mr. Ratz adjoins the yard, and if all marine stores were as commodious, clean and well-managed as this, no objection could be taken to their location.

Events and birthdays around the world on this day...

In 1799 Napoleon becomes dictator (1st consul) of France.
In 1818 Ivan Turgenev, Russia, novelist/poet/playwright (Fathers and Sons), born.
In 1841 Edward VII, king of England (1901-10), born.
In 1874 Israel Bak created 1st hebrew printing press, dies.
In 1913 Hedy Lamarr, actress (Ecstacy, Samson and Delilah), born.
In 1918 Bavaria proclaims itself a republic.
In 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates after German defeat in WW I.
In 1934 Carl Sagan, NYC, astronomer/author/professor (Cosmos, Broca's Brain), born.
In 1938 "Kristallnacht" (Crystal Night)-Nazi stormtroopers attacked Jews.
In 1940 Germany invades Norway and Denmark in WW II.
In 1952 Chaim Weizmann 1st pres of Israel, dies at 57.
In 1953 Abdul-Aziz ibn Sa'ud founder of Saudi Arabia, dies (born c 1880).
In 1953 Cambodia (now Kampuchea) gains independence within French Union.
In 1953 Dylan Thomas author-poet, dies in NY at 39.
In 1970 Charles DeGaulle French pres, dies at 79.
In 1985 Gary Kasparov (USSR) becomes World Chess Champion at age of 22.
In 1989 East Berlin opens its borders.
In 1990 President Bush announces DOUBLING of US forces in Gulf.
In 1991 Yves Montand actor, dies at 70 from a heart attack.

Other sites some world history dates were taken from:
Scope Systems's Any-Day-In-History, also searchable By Year
Michael Maggio's Daily Almanacs
Ron Smith's Oldies Calendar
440 International's Those Were the Days
The History Channel's This Day In History
Famous Birthdays