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1835
1835 • The Bavarian Ludwig Railway opens between Nuremberg and Fürth, with a train hauled by the English-built Der Adler ("The Eagle"), the first railway in Germany. |
1860
Jan 30
Age: 25y
birth of childFrederic Gartner Abenheim, Hesse, Germany ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
1860 • The historic debate about evolution is held at the Oxford University Museum. |
1861
Sep 15
Age: 26y
marriageMargaretha Müller Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1861 • American Civil War: First Battle of Bull Run: At Manassas Junction, Virginia, the first major battle of the war ends in a Confederate victory. |
1863
Dec 26
Age: 29y
birth of childMary Gartner Germany ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1863 • The first claim under the Homestead Act is made, for a farm in Nebraska. |
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Age: 32y
1867
Age: 32y
birth of childPeter Gartner Germany ⇓ |
1867 • Treaty of London: the great powers of Europe reaffirm the neutrality of Luxembourg, ending the Luxembourg Crisis. The Duchy of Limburg is formally re-incorporated into the Kingdom of the Netherlands. |
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Age: 34y
1869
Age: 34y
birth of childElizabeth H Gartner Germany ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1869 • August Bebel and Wilhelm Liebknecht found the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Germany (SDAP). |
1872
Feb 7
Age: 37y
birth of childJohn J Gartner Germany ⇓ |
1872 • The Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College begins its first academic session (the university is later renamed Virginia Tech). |
1873
Jun 18
Age: 38y
immigrationNew York, USA ⇓ On that day they departed on the Steamship the Holsatia under captain Barends, from Hamburg, Germany to New York. The record shows that before that they were residing in Bürstadt, Hessen, Germany. 3 Sources ⇓ |
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. |
1874
Jan
Age: 39y
birth of childMargaret Gartner Hammond, Indiana, USA ⇓ |
1874 • Gold is discovered in the Black Hills. |
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Age: 41y
1876
Age: 41y
birth of childCharles Gartner Hammond, Indiana, USA ⇓ |
1876 • Alexander Graham Bell makes the first successful telephone call, saying "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.." |
1879
Age: 44y
birth of childNicholas Gartner Hammond, Indiana, USA ⇓ |
1879 • The National Park, later renamed the Royal National Park, is declared in New South Wales, Australia, the world's second oldest purposed national park, and the first to use the term "national park". |
1880
Jun
Age: 45y
1881
Age: 46y
birth of childEdward Gartner Hammond, Indiana, USA ⇓ |
1886
Jan 5
Age: 51y
1886 • Motherwell Football Club is founded in Scotland. |
1886
Jan 7
burialHammond, Indiana, USA ⇓ Buried in the St. Joseph Cemetery, Hammond, Indiana along with his wife Margaretha. 1 Source ⇓ |
1886 • In New York Harbor, U.S. President Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty, a gift from France. The ensuing spontaneous celebration in New York City leads to the first ticker tape parade. |