Births on December 18

Foxhall P. Keene

Born on December 18, 1867

Foxhall P. Keene, American polo player and horse breeder (d. 1941)

Foxhall Parker Keene (December 18, 1867 – September 25, 1941) was an American thoroughbred race horse owner and breeder, a world and Olympic gold medallist in polo and an amateur tennis player. He was rated the best all-around polo player in the United States for eight consecutive years, a golfer who competed in the U.S. Open, and a pioneer racecar driver who vied for the Gordon Bennett Cup. In addition to his substantial involvement in flat racing, he was also a founding member of the National Steeplechase Association.

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Events on 1867

29 Mar

British North America Act
Queen Victoria gives Royal Assent to the British North America Act which establishes the Dominion of Canada on July 1.
1 Apr

Crown colony
Singapore becomes a British crown colony.
15 May

Imperial Bank of Canada
Canadian Bank of Commerce opens for business in Toronto. The bank would later merge with Imperial Bank of Canada to become what is CIBC in 1961.
3 Nov

Battle of Mentana
Giuseppe Garibaldi and his followers are defeated in the Battle of Mentana and fail to end the Pope's Temporal power in Rome (it would be achieved three years later).
9 Nov

Meiji Restoration
Tokugawa shogunate hands power back to the Emperor of Japan, starting the Meiji Restoration.

Births on December 18

Foxhall P. Keene

Born on December 18, 1867

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Events on 1867

British North America Act

Crown colony

Imperial Bank of Canada

Battle of Mentana

Meiji Restoration