1821
| 1821 • The Ukase of 1821: Russia proclaims territorial sovereignty over Northwestern North America, now present day Alaska. |
1848
Age: 27y
birth of childRobert Ferguson Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada ⇓ |
| 1848 • John Henry Newman founds the first Oratory in the English-speaking world when he establishes the Birmingham Oratory at 'Maryvale', Old Oscott, England. |
1850
Age: 29y
birth of childCatherine Ferguson Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada ⇓ |
| 1850 • British foreign secretary Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, sends ships to blockade the port of Piraeus, ostensibly as a result of the Don Pacifico affair. |
1908
Mar 6
Age: 87y
| 1908 • The Hoover Company of Canton, Ohio, acquires manufacturing rights to the upright portable vacuum cleaner just invented by James M. Spangler. |