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1829
| 1829 • The original Welland Canal opens for a trial run with a ceremony at Port Dalhousie. |
1840
Age: 11y
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residenceIn the two houses behind Charles Hicks, there is a Mrs. Van Norden aged 20-30, and then a Wm A Van Norden aged 40-50 years. Also living on the same page as Charles Hicks is an Abraham Van Norden. William Van Norden's brother James is also living in ward 14, on page 418. modified 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • New Zealand is declared a British colony. |
1850
Age: 21y
| 1850 • The temperance organisation, International Organisation of Good Templars, is established in Utica, New York, as the order of the Knights of Jericho. |
1858
Sep 30
Age: 29y
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marriageAnnie A McCusker Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1858 • The Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn becomes a popular wedding recessional after it is played on this day at the marriage of Queen Victoria's daughter Victoria, Princess Royal to Prince Friedrich of Prussia in St. James's Palace, London. |
1859
Apr 1
Age: 30y
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birth of childAnna Mason Hicks 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1859 • The Ateneo Municipal de Manila is founded. |
1861
Apr 19
Age: 32y
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militaryGloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ Joined the Massachusetts Infantry 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1861 • American Civil War: First Battle of Bull Run: At Manassas Junction, Virginia, the first major battle of the war ends in a Confederate victory. |
1898
Age: 68y
| 1898 • Spanish-American War: The United States invasion of Puerto Rico begins with a landing at Guánica Bay. |
1908
Apr 18
Age: 79y
| 1908 • Nimrod Expedition: Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the Nimrod for Antarctica. |