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1785
| 1785 • Coal gas is first used for illumination. |
1813
Oct 17
Age: 28y
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birth of childPeter Switzer Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1813 • James Madison is sworn in as President of the United States, for his second term. |
1872
Mar 9
Age: 87y
| 1872 • Execution of the Filipino priests Jose Burgos, Mariano Gomez, and Jacinto Zamora, collectively known as Gomburza, in Bagumbayan Fields, Manila, Philippines by the authorities of New Spain on charges of subversion arising from the 1872 Cavite mutiny. |