1801
| 1801 • Ultraviolet radiation is discovered by Johann Wilhelm Ritter. |
1838
Mar 13
Age: 37y
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birth of childMargaret Ann Mohnkern Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1838 • Five nuns from the Religious Sisters of Charity in Ireland become the first women of religion to set foot on Australian soil. |
1850
Age: 49y
| 1850 • The University of Sydney (the oldest in Australia) is founded. |
1856
Sep 11
Age: 55y
| 1856 • The Chicago Historical Society Museum is established at 1601 N. Clark Street, Chicago. |
1860
Age: 59y
| 1860 • U.S. presidential election: Abraham Lincoln beats John C. Breckinridge, Stephen A. Douglas, and John Bell and is elected as the 16th President of the United States, the first Republican to hold that office. |
1870
Age: 69y
| 1870 • The Bulgarian Exarchate is established by decree of Sultan Abd-ul-Aziz of the Ottoman Empire. |
1880
Age: 79y
| 1880 • The first electric streetlight is installed in Wabash, Indiana. |
1885
Aug
Age: 84y
| 1885 • Millwall F.C. is founded by workers on the Isle of Dogs in London as Millwall Rovers. |