1782
| 1782 • Rama I succeeds King Taksin of Siam (now Thailand) who is overthrown in an coup d'etat and moves the political capital from Thonburi across the Menam to Rattanakosin Island, the historic center of Bangkok. |
1841
Age: 59y
| 1841 • Queen's University is founded in Kingston, Ontario, by Rev. Thomas Liddell, who carries a Royal Charter from Queen Victoria and becomes the school's first principal. |
1851
Age: 69y
residenceArdnamurchan, Argylshire, Scotland ⇓ Age: 69Relationship: Head 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1851 • French coup of 1851: In what amounts to a coup, Louis Napoleon, president of France, dissolves the French National Assembly and declares a new constitution to extend his term. A year later he declares himself as Emperor Napoleon III, ending the Second Republic. |
1852
Age: 70y