♂ Wilhelm Roetzheim

1832

 

William

1858


Nov 9
Age: 25y
1858 • The Atlantic & North Carolina Railroad opens, operating 95 miles from Goldsboro, North Carolina to New Bern, North Carolina.[http://www.historync.org/railroads.htm CommunicationSolutions/ISI, "Railroads — prior to the Civil War"], North Carolina Business History, 2006, accessed 1 Feb 2010

1860


Apr 24
Age: 27y
1860 • first Rules derby between Sheffield F.C. and Hallam F.C., the oldest football fixture in the world.

1861


Dec 25
Age: 28y
1861 • The British Empire establishes bases in Lagos to stop the slave trade.

1864


Jan 12
Age: 31y
1864 • The Clifton Suspension Bridge across the River Avon (Bristol) in England, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and completed as a memorial to him, opens to traffic.

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