Spouse
After twelve years of marriage, Hannah Van Buren contracted tuberculosis and died on February 5, 1819, at the age of thirty-five.
1783
Mar 8
| 1783 • In Paris, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent, marquis d'Arlandes, make the first untethered hot air balloon flight (flight time: 25 minutes, Maximum height: 900 m). |
1807
Feb 21
Age: 23y
marriageMartin Van Buren Catskill, New York, USA ⇓ |
| 1807 • The U.S. Congress passes an act to "prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States ... from any foreign kingdom, place, or country" (to take effect 1 January 1808). |
1819
Feb 5
Age: 35y
| 1819 • Sir Stamford Raffles lands on the island of Singapore. |