1801
1838
Mar 13
Age: 37y
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birth of childMargaret Ann Mohnkern Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1838 • Grace Darling and her father rescue thirteen survivors from the SS Forfarshire off the Farne Islands. |
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 • The Second Opium War between several western powers and China begins with the Arrow Incident on the Pearl River. |
1860
Age: 59y
| 1860 • The first Convention of Peking formally ends the Second Opium War. |
1870
Age: 69y
| 1870 • In the United States, the newly created Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast: "High winds at Chicago and Milwaukee... and along the Lakes". |
1880
Age: 79y
| 1880 • Toowong State School is founded in Queensland, Australia. |
1885
Aug
Age: 84y
| 1885 • The Committee of Fifteen tries to expel all remaining Chinese from the Puget Sound area. |