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Was inventor of the first percussion caps, the machine for making them and the powder with which they were charged. At the time of his death he had almost perfected the Hick's Centrifugal Dynamite Gun. His son, Walter E Hicks, would patent the Centrifugal Gun in 1888 after Charles Hicks had passed away.
1806
Jan
| 1806 • Capitulation of Stettin: Believing themselves massively outnumbered, the 5,300-man garrison at Stettin in Prussia surrenders to a much smaller French force without a fight. |
1829
Age: 22y
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birth of childThomas R Hicks New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1829 • Battle of Tarqui took place. |
1835
Jun
Age: 29y
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birth of childJosephine Hicks New York, New York, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
1840
Age: 33y
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residenceIn the two houses behind Charles Hicks, there is a Mrs. Van Norden aged 20-30, and then a Wm A Van Norden aged 40-50 years. Also living on the same page as Charles Hicks is an Abraham Van Norden. William Van Norden's brother James is also living in ward 14, on page 418. modified 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • The frigate Belle-Poule arrives in Cherbourg, bringing back the remains of Napoléon from Saint Helena to France. He is buried in the Invalides. |
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Age: 37y
1844
Age: 37y
birth of childFannie F Hicks New York, New York, USA ⇓ |
| 1844 • The Dominican Republic drafts its first Constitution. |
1847
Age: 40y
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birth of childWalter E Hicks New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1847 • Faustin Soulouque is elected the President of Haiti. |
1849
Age: 42y
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birth of childJessie Hicks New York, New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1849 • The new Roman Republic is proclaimed. |
1850
Age: 43y
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residenceNew York, New York, USA ⇓ He was a jeweler at the time. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1850 • The New Mexico Territory is organized by order of the United States Congress. |
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Age: 43y
1850
Age: 43y
birth of childEllen M Hicks New York, New York, USA ⇓ |
| 1850 • Vice President Millard Fillmore becomes the 13th President of the United States following the death of President Taylor. |
1850
Age: 43y
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residenceNew York, New York, USA ⇓ He was a jeweler at the time. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1850 • Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is published. |
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Age: 44y
1851
Age: 44y
birth of childEugene Hicks New York, New York, USA ⇓ |
| 1851 • The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., burns. |
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Age: 47y
1854
Age: 47y
birth of childJerome Hicks New York, New York, USA ⇓ |
1857
Feb 10
Age: 51y
inventionHaverstraw, New York, USA ⇓ US Patent for "Improved machine for ramming percussion-caps" 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1857 • James Buchanan succeeds Franklin Pierce as President of the United States. |
1857
Feb 17
Age: 51y
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inventionHaverstraw, New York, USA ⇓ US Patent for "Improved machine for varnishing percussion-caps" 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1857 • Mountain Meadows massacre in Utah. |
1860
Age: 53y
| 1860 • Battle of Castelfidardo: The Piedmontese decisively defeat the Papal forces, allowing them to continue their march into Neapolitan territory, and effectively reducing the Papal States to the territory around Rome. |
1870
Jul 16
Age: 64y
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residencePennsylvania, USA ⇓ He was a paper collar maker. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1870 • The Port Adelaide Football Club plays their first match of Australian rules football at Buck's Flat, Glanville, South Australia. |
1879
Oct 31
Age: 73y
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deathPhiladelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1879-11-03; Paper: Philadelphia Inquirer "HICKS - On October 31st ult., CHARLES HICKS, in the seventy-third year of his age. The relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Monday, November 3, at 2 o'clock, from 1912 Poplar street." 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1879 • At a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute, engineer and inventor Sandford Fleming first proposes the global adoption of standard time. |