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1852
Jan
| 1852 • Leo Tolstoy's first novel, Childhood, was published in book form. |
1860
Age: 7y
| 1860 • German chemist Albert Niemann makes a detailed analysis of the coca leaf, isolating and purifying the alkaloid which he calls cocaine.Niemann, Albert (1860). On a New Organic Base in the Coca Leaves ("Über eine neue organische Base in den Cocablättern", published version of Ph.D. dissertation). |
1900
Jun 1
Age: 48y
| 1900 • American temperance agitator Carrie Nation begins her crusade to demolish saloons. |