1796
Feb 22
| 1796 • The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York. |
1846
Mar 14
Age: 50y
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birth of childHenry Milden Raynor New Jersey, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1846 • Abraham Pineo Gesner develops a process to refine a liquid fuel, which he calls kerosene, from coal, bitumen or oil shale. |
1868
Apr 8
Age: 72y
| 1868 • Carlos Manuel de Céspedes declares a revolt against Spanish rule in Cuba in an event known as El Grito de Yara, initiating a war that lasts ten years (Cuba ultimately loses the war at a cost of 400,000 lives and widespread destruction). |