Justo José de Urquiza revokes a February decree confiscating the property of former Argentine dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas

Justo José de Urquiza, de facto leader of Argentina, revokes a February decree confiscating the property of former dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas. The action creates a wave of hostility against Urquiza, leading to a rebellion against him by the province of Buenos Aires in September. (By Brian Bockelman)
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Georges-Eugène Haussmann assumes the post of Prefect of the Seine in Paris

At a ceremony held by French emperor Napoleon III, Georges-Eugène Haussmann assumes the post of Prefect of the Seine.  In the next decade, Haussmann will direct a massive campaign to renovate the central districts of Paris. (By Brian Bockelman)
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