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1783
May 18
| 1783 • Louis-Sébastien Lenormand makes the first ever recorded public demonstration of a parachute descent by jumping from the tower of the Montpellier observatory in France using his rigid-framed model which he intends as a form of fire escape. |
1809
Dec 27
Age: 26y
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birth of childEmily Bourne Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1809 • Berners Street Hoax: Theodore Hook manages to attract dozens of people to 54 Berners Street in London. |
1812
Age: 28y
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birth of childDouglas Bourne Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1812 • Napoleonic Wars – Battle of Vyazma: Napoleon's retreating army is defeated. |
1850
Sep 17
Age: 67y
| 1850 • Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is published. |
1856
Age: 72y
| 1856 • Gregor Mendel starts his research on genetics. |