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Was inventor of the first percussion caps, the machine for making them and the powder with which they were charged. At the time of his death he had almost perfected the Hick's Centrifugal Dynamite Gun. His son, Walter E Hicks, would patent the Centrifugal Gun in 1888 after Charles Hicks had passed away.
1806
Jan
| 1806 • The legendary ship The Irish Rover sets sail from the Cove of Cork, Ireland for New York. |
1829
Age: 22y
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birth of childThomas R Hicks New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1829 • France: The Prince de Polignac succeeds the Vicomte de Martignac as Prime Minister of France. |
1835
Jun
Age: 29y
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birth of childJosephine Hicks New York, New York, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1835 • Juan Manuel de Rosas becomes Caudillo of Argentina. |
1840
Age: 33y
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residenceIn the two houses behind Charles Hicks, there is a Mrs. Van Norden aged 20-30, and then a Wm A Van Norden aged 40-50 years. Also living on the same page as Charles Hicks is an Abraham Van Norden. William Van Norden's brother James is also living in ward 14, on page 418. modified 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • J. M. W. Turner first displays his painting The Slave Ship. |
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Age: 37y
1844
Age: 37y
birth of childFannie F Hicks New York, New York, USA ⇓ |
| 1844 • Swedish chemistry professor Gustaf Erik Pasch invents the safety match. |
1847
Age: 40y
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birth of childWalter E Hicks New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1847 • Charlotte Brontë publishes Jane Eyre under the pen name of Currer Bell. |
1849
Age: 42y
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birth of childJessie Hicks New York, New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1849 • The St. Louis Fire starts when a steamboat catches fire and nearly burns down the entire city. |
1850
Age: 43y
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residenceNew York, New York, USA ⇓ He was a jeweler at the time. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1850 • The first settlers for the settlement of Christchurch arrive at the Port of Lyttelton (New Zealand). |
1850
Age: 43y
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residenceNew York, New York, USA ⇓ He was a jeweler at the time. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1850 • Delegate Edward Ralph May delivers speech on behalf of African American suffrage to the Indiana Constitutional Convention. |
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Age: 43y
1850
Age: 43y
birth of childEllen M Hicks New York, New York, USA ⇓ |
| 1850 • Lehman Brothers is established in Montgomery, Alabama. |
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Age: 44y
1851
Age: 44y
birth of childEugene Hicks New York, New York, USA ⇓ |
| 1851 • The Immortal Game, a famous chess match, is played between Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky during a break in the first international tournament, held in London. |
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Age: 47y
1854
Age: 47y
birth of childJerome Hicks New York, New York, USA ⇓ |
| 1854 • Said Pasha succeeds his nephew Abbas as the Pasha of Egypt. |
1857
Feb 10
Age: 51y
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inventionHaverstraw, New York, USA ⇓ US Patent for "Improved machine for ramming percussion-caps" 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1857 • Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War (the ruling is not overturned until the 14th Amendment in 1868). |
1857
Feb 17
Age: 51y
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inventionHaverstraw, New York, USA ⇓ US Patent for "Improved machine for varnishing percussion-caps" 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1857 • November 19 – Indian rebellion of 1857: Siege of Lucknow. |
1860
Age: 53y
| 1860 • Mutsuhito (the future Emperor Meiji) becomes Crown Prince of Japan. |
1870
Jul 16
Age: 64y
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residencePennsylvania, USA ⇓ He was a paper collar maker. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1870 • The Red River Rebellion ends with the arrival of the Wolseley Expedition and the fleeing of Louis Riel. |
1879
Oct 31
Age: 73y
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deathPhiladelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1879-11-03; Paper: Philadelphia Inquirer "HICKS - On October 31st ult., CHARLES HICKS, in the seventy-third year of his age. The relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Monday, November 3, at 2 o'clock, from 1912 Poplar street." 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1879 • Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time in Menlo Park, New Jersey. |