1801
1838
Mar 13
Age: 37y
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birth of childMargaret Ann Mohnkern Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1838 • Duke University is established in North Carolina. |
1850
Age: 49y
| 1850 • Clayton–Bulwer Treaty is signed by the United States and Great Britain, allowing both countries to share Nicaragua and not claim complete control over the proposed Nicaragua Canal. |
1856
Sep 11
Age: 55y
| 1856 • Seton Hall University is founded by Archdiocese of Newark Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley, a cousin of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt and nephew of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton. |
1860
Age: 59y
| 1860 • Christians and Druzes clash in Damascus, Syria. |
1870
Age: 69y
| 1870 • The first rugby match is played in New Zealand, between the Nelson Football Club and Nelson College. |
1880
Age: 79y
| 1880 • Wabash, Indiana becomes the first electrically lit city in the world. |
1885
Aug
Age: 84y
| 1885 • Sarah E. Goode is the first female African-American to apply for and receive a patent, for the invention of the hideaway bed. |