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1796
Oct 15
| 1796 • Carl Gauss obtains conditions for the constructibility by ruler and compass of regular polygons, and is able to announce that the regular 17-gon is constructible by ruler and compasses. |
1812
Nov 30
Age: 16y
marriageJames Davidson Campbell, Virginia, USA ⇓ Polly Johnson is described as the daughter of James Johnson, and Achilles Johnson is surety. 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1812 • Luddites attack the wool processing factory of Frank Vickerman in West Yorkshire. |
1813
Oct 4
Age: 16y
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birth of childPaulina C Davidson Virginia, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1813 • August 12 - Austria declares war on France. |
1818
Nov 4
Age: 22y
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birth of childSamuel M Davidson Virginia, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1818 • Battle of Maipú in the Chilean War of Independence: Patriot rebels led by José de San Martín decisively defeat the Spanish Royalists. |
1820
Age: 23y
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residenceCharlotte, Virginia, USA ⇓ One house away is William W Davidson. On the previous page is an Allen Davidson. They are both aged 26-45. William is one of five men living in the house aged 26-45. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1820 • U.S. presidential election: James Monroe is re-elected, virtually unopposed. |
1823
Mar 27
Age: 26y
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birth of childMary Ann F Davidson Virginia, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1823 • Joseph Smith, Jr. claimed in 1838 that on this day he had first come to the place where the golden plates were stored, having been directed there by God through an angel. |
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Age: 28y
1825
Age: 28y
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birth of childJames C Davidson Virginia, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1825 • Malden Island (an uninhabited island in the central Pacific Ocean) is discovered. |
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Age: 32y
1829
Age: 32y
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birth of childThomas Davidson Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1829 • Felix Mendelssohn performs St Matthew Passion. The success of this performance sparks a revival of interest in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. |
1830
Age: 33y
| 1830 • The General Assembly's Institution, now the Scottish Church College, one of the pioneering institutions that ushered the Bengal Renaissance, is founded by Alexander Duff and Raja Ram Mohan Roy, in Calcutta, India. |
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Age: 37y
1834
Age: 37y
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birth of childFrank Davidson Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1834 • William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne succeeds Earl Grey as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. |
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Age: 39y
1836
Age: 39y
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birth of childMadorah Jane Davidson Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1836 • The Alamo begins with an American settler army surrounded by the Mexican Army under Santa Anna. |
1840
Age: 43y
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residenceSt. John, Franklin, Missouri, USA ⇓ They lived three houses away from Jacob Marmon Johnson, and their daughter Mary Ann. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • Fortsas hoax: A number of book collectors gather in Binche, Belgium, to attend a non-existent book auction of the late "Count of Fortsas". |
1850
Sep 16
Age: 53y
| 1850 • San Francisco, California is incorporated as a city. |
1854
Age: 57y
deathBoles, Franklin, Missouri, USA ⇓ Her and her husband both died in the cholera epidemic. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1854 • The first class of the United States Naval Academy graduated at Annapolis, Maryland. |