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- 2019 – A new memorial honoring John Henry James, a Black man who was lynched in Albemarle County in 1898 was dedicated in Court Square Park in Charlottesville.
- 1888 – One of the worst wrecks that have occurred on the Virginia Midland Railroad for many years took place near Orange Courthouse this morning. The south-bound passenger train #52, which leaves Alexandria at 11:20 P.M., broke through what is known as Browning trestle at 2:15 A.M.