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1848
Dec 29
| 1848 • Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin became the first Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada to be democratically elected under a system of responsible government. |
1883
Dec
Age: 34y
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birth of childClara A Wilkes Oregon, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1883 • The Hong Kong Observatory is formed. |
1886
Apr
Age: 37y
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birth of childAda M Wilkes Oregon, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1886 • Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that corporations have the same rights as living persons. |
1889
Age: 39y
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marriageJaretta Ann Lowry 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1889 • Wofford and Furman play the first intercollegiate football game in the state of South Carolina. |
1924
May 11
Age: 75y
| 1924 • Alice Vanderbilt Morris, a wealthy heiress, founds the International Auxiliary Language Association in New York |