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1829
May 8
| 1829 • Felix Mendelssohn performs St Matthew Passion. The success of this performance sparks a revival of interest in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. |
1852
Oct 30
Age: 23y
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birth of childMary Frances Bourne Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1852 • Justin Perkins, an American Presbyterian missionary, produced the first translation of the Bible in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, which was published with the parallel text of the Syriac Peshitta by the American Bible Society. |
1855
Apr 28
Age: 25y
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birth of childVirginia A Bourne Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1855 • The region of Wairarapa, New Zealand is hit by the strongest earthquake ever recorded in New Zealand (Magnitude 8.1 on the Richter Scale); there are five deaths. |
1861
Oct 17
Age: 32y
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birth of childNancy Leah Bourne Hitt, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1861 • The British Empire establishes bases in Lagos to stop the slave trade. |
1864
Apr 12
Age: 34y
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birth of childBenjamin Franklin Bourne Rosalia, Whitman County, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1864 • American Civil War – Battle of Yellow Tavern: Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart is mortally wounded at Yellow Tavern, Virginia. |
1888
Sep 25
Age: 59y
| 1888 • The very first Romani language operetta premieres in Moscow, Russia. |