1831
Jun 9
| 1831 • Belgian Constitution of 1831 approved by the National Congress |
1854
May 6
Age: 22y
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marriageHariette Elizabeth Dewolfe Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ |
| 1854 • The Waterbury Clock Company is founded in Waterbury, Connecticut, the predecessor of Timex Group USA in timepiece manufacturing. |
1859
Oct 27
Age: 28y
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birth of childGrace Lavinia Clarke 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1859 • The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art is founded by Peter Cooper, industrialist, inventor and philanthropist of New York. |
1860
Age: 28y
| 1860 • Augustana College is founded in Chicago, Illinois, United States by Scandinavian immigrants.The college moves to Paxton, Illinois, in 1862 and eventually splits into a Swedish college in Rock Island, Illinois, in 1875 and a Norwegian college in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in 1918. |
1870
Age: 38y
| 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". |
1900
Age: 68y
| 1900 • The arrival of a Russian naval fleet in Korea causes concern to the Imperial Japanese government. |
1905
Feb 16
Age: 73y
| 1905 • October - The Partition of Bengal took place by Lord Curzon to separate the region of Bengal by Muslim and Hindu territories, until its reunification in 1911. |