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1839
Nov
| 1839 • British forces seize Hong Kong as a base, as it prepares to wage war against Qing China. The ensuing 3-year conflict becomes known as the First Opium War. |
1863
Age: 23y
| 1863 • Abraham Lincoln signs the National Banking Act into law. |
1870
Age: 30y
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residenceMenomonie, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ Andrew was working at a saw mill. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1870 • In the United States, the newly created Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast: "High winds at Chicago and Milwaukee... and along the Lakes". |
1872
Jul 20
Age: 32y
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marriageMary Louisa Stoflen Menomonie, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1872 • A group of Icaiche Maya under Marcos Canul attack Orange Walk Town in British Honduras; the British send troops against them. |
1873
May 17
Age: 33y
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birth of childLouisa Wehrle Menomonie, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1873 • Siege of Bilbao (Third Carlist War; until 2 May 1874): Campaigning in Navarre, Pretender Don Carlos VII and General Joaquín Elío besiege Bilbao, held by General Ignacio del Castillo and 1,200 men. The Carlist force is ten times this number and includes most of the troops from Navarre, Vizcaya and Alava, although a considerable force is left in Guipúzcoa. Despite defeat at nearby Somorrostro, Republic commander Marshal Francisco Serrano, supported by Generals Manuel de la Concha and Arsenio Martínez Campos, brilliantly breaks the siege and Concha then marches on Estella. |
1875
Feb
Age: 35y
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birth of childAgnes Wehrle Menomonie, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1875 • The newly proclaimed King Alfonso XII of Spain (Queen Isabella II's son) arrives in Spain to restore the monarchy during the Third Carlist War. |
1876
Dec 15
Age: 37y
birth of childAnna Margreth Wehrle Menomonie, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1876 • The Harvard Lampoon is founded. |
1880
Age: 40y
marriageWilhelmina Ketz |
| 1880 • Dorchester Penitentiary opens in Canada. |
1881
Age: 41y
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birth of childAlbert Andrew Wehrle Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1887
Apr 22
Age: 47y
birth of childAndrew Hermann Wehrle Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1887 • Construction of the foundations of the Eiffel Tower starts in Paris, France. |
1900
Age: 60y
| 1900 • The U.S. Senate accepts the British-German treaty of 1899, in which the United Kingdom renounced its claims to the American Samoa portion of the Samoan Islands. |
1910
Age: 70y
| 1910 • Vajiravudh (Rama VI) is crowned King of Siam, after the death of his father, King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). |
1910
Jun 20
Age: 70y
| 1910 • The Union of South Africa is created. |