1864
Caetano da Costa Alegre born, São Tomé, Portuguese Africa—died April 18, 1890, Alcobaça, Port
1st significant black African poet writing in Portuguese dealing with the theme of blackness
1885
Lambert Lucien-Leon Guillaume's award winning (Rossini Concours Prize) composition Prométhée Enchaîné (Prometheus Bound) was performed by Société des Concerts du Conservatoire in Paris
Awarded in 1882