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1792
Aug 20
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birthNew York, USA ⇓ Sarah's last name is proven as Fischer through her daughter's death record. Sarah's mother Elizabeth is living with her and William Van Norden in 1855. 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1792 • The Coinage Act is passed, establishing the United States Mint. |
1800
Age: 7y
| 1800 • The U.S. Library of Congress is founded in Washington, D.C. |
1800
Age: 7y
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residenceNew York City, New York, New York, United States ⇓ Living in ward 7. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1800 • Fort William College is established by Lord Wellesley, British Governor-General of India, in Calcutta to promote Bengali, Hindi and other vernaculars of the Indian subcontinent. |
1811
Apr
Age: 18y
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birth of childCatherine Van Norden New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1811 • July 5 Venezuelan declares its Independence from the Spanish Empire. |
1850
Age: 57y
| 1850 • Richard Wagner's romantic opera Lohengrin (including the Bridal Chorus) premieres under the direction of Franz Liszt in Weimar. |
1850
Age: 57y
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residenceNew York City, New York, New York, United States ⇓ He was a painter. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1850 • Vice President Millard Fillmore becomes the 13th President of the United States following the death of President Taylor. |
1850
Aug 19
Age: 57y
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residenceNew York City, New York, New York, United States ⇓ He was a painter. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1850 • Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is published. |
1850
Aug 19
Age: 57y
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residenceNew York City, New York, New York, United States ⇓ William Van Norden was a painter. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1850 • President Millard Fillmore is sworn in. |
1850
Aug 19
Age: 57y
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residenceNew York City, New York, New York, United States ⇓ William Van Norden was a printer. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1850 • The transportation of British convicts to Western Australia begins, as the transportation of British convicts to other parts of Australia is phased out, when the ship Scindian arrives in Fremantle with 75 male prisoners. |
1855
Age: 62y
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residenceNew York City, New York, United States ⇓ Sarah Fischer's mom, Elizabeth, is living with William Van Norden and Sarah Fischer at 91 years old. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1855 • The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, is dedicated (as the Jews' Hospital) in New York City; it opens to patients on June 5. |
1855
Age: 62y
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residenceNew York City, New York, United States ⇓ Sarah Fischer's mom, Elizabeth, is living with William Van Norden and Sarah Fischer at 91 years old. William Van Norden is a painter. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1855 • Australian Colonies granted self-governing status by the United Kingdom. |
1855
Age: 62y
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residenceNew York City, New York, United States ⇓ Sarah Fischer's mom, Elizabeth, is living with William Van Norden and Sarah Fischer at 91 years old. William Van Norden is a printer. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1855 • The Metropolitan Board of Works is established in London. |
1855
Jun 5
Age: 62y
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residenceNew York City, New York, United States ⇓ Sarah Fischer's mom, Elizabeth, is living with William Van Norden and Sarah Fischer at 91 years old. William Van Norden is a painter. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1855 • The Point No Point Treaty is signed in the Washington Territory. |
1855
Jun 9
Age: 62y
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residenceNew York City, New York, United States ⇓ Sarah Fischer's mom, Elizabeth, is living with William Van Norden and Sarah Fischer at 91 years old. William Van Norden is a painter. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1855 • Elections are held for the first Kansas Territory legislature. Missourians cross the border in large numbers to elect a pro-slavery body. |
1855
Jun 9
Age: 62y
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residenceNew York City, New York, United States ⇓ Sarah Fischer's mom, Elizabeth, is living with William Van Norden and Sarah Fischer at 91 years old. William Van Norden is a printer. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1855 • Ramón Castilla begins his third term as President of Peru. |
1860
Age: 67y
| 1860 • While campaigning for the presidency, Abraham Lincoln makes a speech defending the right to strike. |
1860
Age: 67y
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residenceBrooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ William Van Norden was a librarian, him and Sarah living with their daughter Sarah and her husband Alexander Morris. Their other daughter Elizabeth is also living there. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1860 • In New Granada (modern-day Colombia) the southern state of Cauca secedes from the central government in protest at the suggestion of increase of presidential powers; Magdalena and Bolívar join it. |
1860
Jun 20
Age: 67y
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residenceBrooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ William Van Norden was a librarian, him and Sarah living with their daughter Sarah and her husband Alexander Morris. Their other daughter Elizabeth is also living there. The image is from a city directory around the time; it shows which library William worked at, the Apprentices' Library, est. 1820. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1860 • While campaigning for the presidency, Abraham Lincoln makes a speech defending the right to strike. |
1860
Jun 20
Age: 67y
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residenceBrooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ William Van Norden was a librarian, him and Sarah living with their daughter Sarah and her husband Alexander Morris. Their other daughter Elizabeth is also living there. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1860 • U.S. presidential election: Abraham Lincoln beats John C. Breckinridge, Stephen A. Douglas, and John Bell and is elected as the 16th President of the United States, the first Republican to hold that office. |
1860
Jun 20
Age: 67y
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residenceBrooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ William Van Norden was a librarian, him and Sarah living with their daughter Sarah and her husband Alexander Morris. Their other daughter Elizabeth is also living there. The image is from a city directory around the time, showing the library William worked at. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1860 • French typesetter Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville sings the French folk song "Au Clair de la Lune" to his phonautograph; producing the world's earliest known sound recording (however, it is not rediscovered until 2008). |
1860
Jun 20
Age: 67y
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residenceBrooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ William Van Norden was a librarian, him and Sarah living with their daughter Sarah and her husband Alexander Morris. Their other daughter Elizabeth is also living there. The image is from a city directory around the time, showing the library William worked at. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1860 • After a fiercely contested campaign, Monier Williams is elected as the new Boden Professor of Sanskrit at Oxford University. |
1860
Jun 20
Age: 67y
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residenceBrooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ William Van Norden was a librarian, him and Sarah living with their daughter Sarah and her husband Alexander Morris. Their other daughter Elizabeth is also living there. The image is from a city directory around the time; it shows which library William worked at. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1860 • A new uprising erupts in Palermo. |
1864
Mar 21
Age: 71y
| 1864 • Australian bushranger Ben Hall and his gang escape from a shootout with police after attempting to rob the Bang Bang Hotel in Koorawatha, New South Wales. |