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During the American Revolution , Van Buren was identified with the Patriot cause, and he served in the Albany County Militia's 7th Regiment with the rank of captain . After the war, Van Buren was active in politics as an Anti-Federalist and Jeffersonian , and he joined the Democratic-Republican Party at its founding.
1737
| 1737 • The Teatro di San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated in Naples, Italy. |
1701
Dec 28
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birth of childMarten Pieterse Van Buren The picture is of a historical marker at his birthplace in a Kinderhook, which at the time was an isolated village of mostly Dutch descent. Martin Van Buren was the only president to speak English as a second language. His father was a farmer and owned an inn there. He had four full siblings, and three older half-siblings from his mother's first marriage. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1701 • Parts of Netherlands adopt the Gregorian calendar |
1701
Dec 28
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birth of childMarten Pieterse Van Buren The picture is of a historical marker at his birthplace in a Kinderhook, which at the time was an isolated village of mostly Dutch descent. Martin Van Buren was the only president to speak English as a second language. His father was a farmer and owned an inn there. He had four full siblings, and three older half-siblings from his mother's first marriage. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1701 • First day of the 18th century. |
1782
Dec 5
Age: 46y
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birth of childMartin Van Buren Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ The picture is of a historical marker at his birthplace in a Kinderhook, which at the time was an isolated village of mostly Dutch descent. Martin Van Buren was the only president to speak English as a second language. His father was a farmer and owned an inn there. He had four full siblings, and three older half-siblings from his mother's first marriage. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1782 • The North Carolina General Assembly incorporates Washington, North Carolina. |
1817
Apr 8
Age: 80y
| 1817 • Battle of Chacabuco: The Argentine/Chilean patriotic army defeats the Spanish. |