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1847
| 1847 • The Vegetarian Society was formed in the United Kingdom. It remains the oldest in the world. |
1878
Oct 23
Age: 31y
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marriageMary Malena Fisher Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1878 • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) opens as Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College in the United States. |
1880
Jun 4
Age: 33y
| 1880 • The SS Columbia, which will be the first outside usage of Thomas Edison's incandescent light bulb, is launched at the Delaware River Iron Shipbuilding and Engine Works of John Roach and Sons in Chester, Pennsylvania. |
1880
Jul 14
Age: 33y
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birth of childFrank Henry Fountain Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1880 • Dorchester Penitentiary opens in Canada. |
1882
Jan 1
Age: 35y
birth of childWilliam Fountain Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ |
| 1882 • Carolyn Merrick is elected president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. |
1883
Sep 29
Age: 36y
birth of childIda Elizabeth Fountain Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ |
| 1883 • Peru and Chile sign the Treaty of Ancón, by which the Tarapacá province is ceded to Chile, ending Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific. |
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Age: 41y
1889
Age: 41y
| 1889 • British South Africa Company receives a Royal Charter. |