1778
May 10
1778 • Triglav, at 2,864 meters above sea level the highest peak of Slovenia, is ascended for the first time by four men: Luka Korošec, Matevž Kos, Štefan Rožič, and Lovrenc Willomitzer on Sigmund Zois' initiative. |
1781
Sep 16
Age: 3y
1781 • Charles Messier publishes the final catalog of Messier objects. |
1800
Age: 21y
marriageJohn Winger 1 Source ⇓ |
1814
Jan 4
Age: 35y
birth of childMary Ann Winger Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
1814 • War of 1812: General Phineas Riall advances toward Niagara Falls, Ontario to halt Jacob Brown's American invaders. |
1872
Feb 26
Age: 93y
deathOil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ Died on the family farm in Cornplanter. 1 Source ⇓ |
1872 • George Westinghouse receives a United States patent for the "failsafe" automatic railway air brake. |