Giuseppe Garibaldi died on 2 June 1882 in Caprera, aged 74. An Italian general and patriot born in Nice, Garibaldi was a sailor who took part in republican uprisings and spent years in exile in South America, where he fought in Brazil and Uruguay and perfected guerrilla tactics. He returned to Italy to defend the short-lived Roman Republic in 1849. In 1860 he led the volunteer force known as the Thousand, the Red Shirts, in the conquest of Sicily and southern Italy from the Bourbon kingdom, then handed the territories over to Victor Emmanuel II, which made possible the unification of Italy under the House of Savoy. He later made unsuccessful attempts to seize Rome. Celebrated as the Hero of Two Worlds, he spent his last years on the island of Caprera.
Before and after
- 19 March 1882Construction of Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family
- 24 March 1882Robert Koch identifies the tuberculosis bacillus
- 19 April 1882Death of Charles Darwin
- 20 May 1882Birth of Sigrid Undset
- 2 June 1882Death of Giuseppe Garibaldi
- 5 June 1882Birth of Igor Stravinsky
- 27 June 1882Founding of Bank of Japan
- 7 July 1882Birth of Yanka Kupala
- 19 July 1882Imo Incident
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