1773
Feb
| 1773 • The Komisja Edukacji Narodowej (Polish for Commission for the Education of the People), formed in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, is considered to be the world's first ministry of education. |
1804
Jan 5
Age: 30y
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birth of childThomas T Thornton North Carolina, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1804 • Louisiana Purchase: In St. Louis, a formal ceremony is conducted to transfer ownership of Louisiana Territory from France to the United States. |
1810
Feb 3
Age: 37y
| 1810 • The Saint Petersburg main military engineering school becomes the first engineering higher learning institution in the Russian Empire, after addition of officers' classes and application of a five-year term of teaching. |