1762
Sep 16
| 1762 • Battle of Signal Hill: British troops defeat the French. |
1794
Aug 3
Age: 31y
birth of childJohannes Daniel Clinger Upper Paxton Township, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ |
| 1794 • Battle of Racławice: Polish supporters of the Kościuszko Uprising defeat forces of the Russian Empire. |
1829
Dec 5
Age: 67y
| 1829 • Robert Peel establishes the Metropolitan Police Service in London, the first modern police force. The first officers, known by the nickname "bobbies", go on patrol on September 29. |