1774
| 1774 • Intolerable Acts: The British Parliament passes the Boston Port Act, closing the port of Boston, Massachusetts as punishment for the Boston Tea Party. |
1787
Age: 13y
| 1787 • William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus. |
1806
May
Age: 32y
marriageDeborah Patterson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1806 • Francis II, the last Holy Roman Emperor, abdicates, thus ending the Holy Roman Empire after about a millennium. |
1810
Oct 5
Age: 36y
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birth of childJanetta Wilson Virginia, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1810 • Venezuela achieves home rule: Vicente Emparán, Governor of the Captaincy General of Venezuela, is removed by the people of Caracas and a junta is installed. |
1838
Aug 27
Age: 64y
| 1838 • First Anglo-Afghan War: British and Presidency armies set out from Punjab in support of Shah Shujah Durrani's claim to the throne of Afghanistan. |
burialRockbridge County, Virginia, USA ⇓ At the High Bridge church cemetery. 1 Source ⇓ |