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1834
| 1834 • The Gleaner newspaper first published in Jamaica. |
1850
Age: 16y
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residenceWarsaw, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ She was single and living with her parents. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1850 • British foreign secretary Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, sends ships to blockade the port of Piraeus, ostensibly as a result of the Don Pacifico affair. |
1856
Mar 6
Age: 22y
marriageGeorge T. Lowry Clinton, Iowa, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1856 • Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom gives Norfolk Island to the population of the colony at Pitcairn Island, most being descendants of the Mutiny on the Bounty. They first settle on Norfolk Island on June 8. |
1857
Jan
Age: 23y
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birth of childDudley R Lowry Iowa, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1857 • Fort Tejon earthquake: An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.9 strikes near Parkfield, California. |
1860
Age: 26y
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residenceDouglas, Kansas, USA ⇓ In Wakarusa Township - Before Kansas was a state. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1860 • The Grand Duchy of Tuscany is annexed to the newly formed Kingdom of Italy. |
1870
Oct
Age: 36y
birth of childFanny Lowry Iowa, USA ⇓ |
| 1870 • The British government admits the former Hudson's Bay Company territory of Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory to the Dominion of Canada. |
1877
Jan
Age: 43y
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birth of childRose Lowry Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1877 • Russo-Turkish War, 1877–1878: The first battle in the Siege of Plevna is fought. |
1880
Age: 46y
| 1880 • The University of Southern California opens its doors to 53 students and 10 faculty. |
1885
Age: 51y
| 1885 • Canadian Pacific Railway: In Craigellachie, British Columbia, construction ends on a railway extending across Canada. Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald considers the project to be vital to Canada due to the exponentially greater potential for military mobility. |
1888
Mar 11
Age: 54y
| 1888 • The Rudd Concession, a written concession for exclusive mining rights in Matabeleland, Mashonaland and adjoining territories, is granted by King Lobengula of Matabeleland to Charles Rudd, James Rochfort Maguire and Francis Thompson who are acting on behalf of South African-based politician and businessman Cecil Rhodes, providing a basis for white settlement of Rhodesia. |