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1846
May 16
| 1846 • Abraham Pineo Gesner develops a process to refine a liquid fuel, which he calls kerosene, from coal, bitumen or oil shale. |
1850
Sep 24
Age: 4y
| 1850 • First ascent of Piz Bernina, the highest summit of the eastern Alps. |
1860
Age: 13y
| 1860 • Battle of the Volturno: Garibaldi defeats the last organized army of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies. |
1881
Dec
Age: 35y
birth of childBessie E Plaster Oregon, USA ⇓ |
| 1881 • Inauguration of James A. Garfield as President of the United States. |
1900
Age: 53y
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residenceLebanon City, Linn, Oregon, USA ⇓ He was a carpenter. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1900 • Philippine–American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat the Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham at Mabitac. |
1942
Jan 24
Age: 95y
| 1942 • Sikorsky R-4 first flies, in the United States; it will become the first mass-produced helicopter. |