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 • American Revolutionary War: Richmond, Virginia is burned by British naval forces led by Benedict Arnold. |
1800
Age: 21y
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marriageJohn Winger 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1800 • Alessandro Volta describes his new invention, the voltaic pile, the first chemical battery, in a letter to the Royal Society of London. |
1814
Jan 4
Age: 35y
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birth of childMary Ann Winger Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1814 • Anti-Napoleonic troops occupy Paris. |
1872
Feb 26
Age: 93y
deathOil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ Died on the family farm in Cornplanter. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1872 • Alfred B. Miller and Elmer Crockett found the South Bend Tribune. |