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1829
Oct 16
| 1829 • First ascent of Finsteraarhorn, the highest summit of the Bernese Alps. |
1851
Jul 3
Age: 21y
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marriageCatherine E Taylor Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1851 • Northwestern University is founded in Illinois. |
1860
Age: 30y
| 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. |
1863
Mar 3
Age: 33y
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birth of childCarlton Curtis Clinger Walnut Bend, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1863 • American Indian Wars: Representatives of the United States and tribal leaders including Chief Pocatello (of the Shoshone) sign the Treaty of Box Elder. |
1870
Age: 40y
| 1870 • Pastor Aeternus: Pope Pius IX declares papal infallibility in matters of faith and morals. |
1880
Age: 50y
| 1880 • The Capuchin catacombs of Palermo are officially closed (there will be some burials afterwards). |
1900
Age: 70y
| 1900 • Dr. Henry A. Rowland of Johns Hopkins University announces a theory about the cause of the Earth's magnetism. |
1909
May 2
Age: 79y
| 1909 • Louis Bleriot is the first man to fly across the English Channel (thus a large open body of water) in a heavier-than-air craft. |