Each state of the United States selects two senators to represent their states in the United States Senate. In 1913, the 17th Amendment[?] to the United States Constitution provided for the direct popular election of senators; prior to this, senators were selected by state legislatures.
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August 29 - Murat V, deposed Ottoman sultan
September 26 - John F. Stairs, businessman, statesman
October 4 - Frédéric Bartholdi, sculptor
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