♂ Wilhelm Roetzheim

1832

 

William

1858


Apr 12
Age: 25y
1858 • First ascent of Dom, the third highest summit in the Alps.

1858


Nov 9
Age: 25y
1858 Cyrus West Field and others complete the first transatlantic telegraph cable after several unsuccessful attempts. The service ends on September 1 due to weak current.

1860


Apr 24
Age: 27y
1860 21 – Beijing's Old Summer Palace is burned to the ground by orders of British general Lord Elgin in retaliation for mistreatment of several prisoners of war during the Second Opium War.

1861


Dec 25
Age: 28y

1863


Oct 30
Age: 30y
1863 Queen Victoria issues Letters Patent annexing to South Australia the part of the colony of New South Wales that will later become the Northern Territory.[http://www.foundingdocs.gov.au/item.asp?dID=49 Letters Patent annexing the Northern Territory to South Australia, 1863]. National Archives of Australia.

1864


Jan 12
Age: 31y
1864 American Civil WarThe Second Battle of Kernstown: Confederate General Jubal Early defeats Union troops led by General George Crook in an effort to keep the Yankees out of the Shenandoah Valley.

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