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1783
| 1783 • Peace of Paris: A treaty between the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain is signed in Paris, formally ending the American Revolutionary War; and treaties are signed between Britain, France and Spain at Versailles ending hostilities with the Franco-Spanish Alliance. |
1813
Oct 17
Age: 30y
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birth of childPeter Switzer Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1813 • After a ceremony in Caracas, Venezuela, the municipality gives Simón Bolívar the title of El Libertador. |
1860
Age: 77y
| 1860 • 21 – Beijing's Old Summer Palace is burned to the ground by orders of British general Lord Elgin in retaliation for mistreatment of several prisoners of war during the Second Opium War. |