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1828
Nov 7
| 1828 • UK: The Duke of Wellington succeeds Lord Goderich as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. |
1860
Jan 16
Age: 31y
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birth of childJohn Franklin Thornton Polk County, Iowa, USA ⇓ 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). |
1865
Aug 16
Age: 36y
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birth of childWilliam S Thornton Polk County, Iowa, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1900
Feb 10
Age: 71y
| 1900 • Second Boer War: British troops are defeated by the Boers at Ladysmith. |