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1859
Apr 12
| 1859 • A French amateur astronomer, Edmond Modeste Lescarbault, claims to have noticed a planet closer to the Sun than Mercury – later named Vulcan. |
1860
Age: 7m
| 1860 • Augustana College is founded in Chicago, Illinois, United States by Scandinavian immigrants.The college moves to Paxton, Illinois, in 1862 and eventually splits into a Swedish college in Rock Island, Illinois, in 1875 and a Norwegian college in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in 1918. |
1870
Age: 10y
| 1870 • The 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution, giving blacks the right to vote, is ratified. |
1878
Oct 23
Age: 19y
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marriageIsaac Frank Fountain Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1878 • The first assassination attempt is made against Umberto I of Italy by anarchist Giovanni Passannante, armed with a dagger. The King survived with a slight wound in one arm. Prime minister Benedetto Cairoli blocks the aggressor, receiving a leg injury. |
1880
Jun 4
Age: 21y
| 1880 • Vaudeville actress Lillian Russell makes her debut at Tony Pastor's Theatre in New York City. |
1880
Jul 14
Age: 21y
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birth of childFrank Henry Fountain Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1880 • Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza signs a treaty of protection with the chief on the large Teke tribe and begins to establish a French protectorate on the north bank of the Congo River. |
1882
Jan 1
Age: 22y
birth of childWilliam Fountain Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ |
| 1882 • 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War: British troops occupy Cairo, and Egypt becomes a British protectorate. |
1883
Sep 29
Age: 24y
birth of childIda Elizabeth Fountain Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ |
| 1883 • Sydney Boys High School (the first boys' public school) is founded in Sydney, Australia. |
1900
Jun 14
Age: 41y
| 1900 • The United Kingdom proclaims a protectorate over Tonga. |
1912
Jun 12
Age: 53y
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marriageJoseph Brewster Everett, Snohomish, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1912 • The International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague. |
1937
Jun 19
Age: 78y
| 1937 • Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) established in the United States, superseding the Emergency Conservation Work program. |