1773
Feb
| 1773 • Istanbul Technical University is established (under the name of Royal School of Naval Engineering) as the world's first comprehensive institution of higher learning dedicated to engineering education. |
1804
Jan 5
Age: 30y
birth of childThomas T Thornton North Carolina, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1804 • New Jersey becomes the last northern state to abolish slavery. |
1810
Feb 3
Age: 37y
| 1810 • A peace treaty in Haiti confirms its division between the northern State of Haiti ruled autocratically by the gen de couleur Henri Christophe and the southern Republic ruled by the mulatto Alexandre Pétion. |