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Children
1840
Feb 18
| 1840 • Maronite leader Bashir Shihab II surrenders to the British forces and goes into exile in Malta. |
1856
Sep 7
Age: 16y
marriageJoseph W Lawrence Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1856 • Borax deposits are discovered in large quantities by John Veatch. |
1857
Oct
Age: 17y
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birth of childWilliam H Lawrence Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1867
Jan 8
Age: 26y
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marriageJacob Marmon Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1867 • First public performance of Cox and Box by Francis Burnand and Arthur Sullivan, at the Adelphi Theatre, London. |
1869
Feb 23
Age: 29y
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birth of childH. Frank Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1869 • Basutoland becomes a British protectorate (abolished in 1966). |
1870
Age: 29y
| 1870 • In the United States, the newly created Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast: "High winds at Chicago and Milwaukee... and along the Lakes". |
1870
Oct 29
Age: 30y
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birth of childClarence Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
about
Age: 32y
1873
Age: 32y
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birth of childMinerva Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1873 • Nine Pekin ducks are imported to Long Island (the first in the United States). |
about
Age: 34y
1875
Age: 34y
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birth of childClyde Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1875 • The Ottoman state declares partial bankruptcy and places its finances in the hands of European creditors. |
1880
Jun 24
Age: 40y
| 1880 • The first cash register is patented by James and John Ritty of Dayton, Ohio. |
1890
Apr 11
Age: 50y
| 1890 • English archaeologist Flinders Petrie excavates at Tell el-Hesi, Palestine (mistakenly identified as Lachish), the first scientific excavation of an archaeological site in the Holy Land, during which he discovers how tells are formed. |