1801
| 1801 • The Treaty of London is signed for preliminary peace between the First French Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. |
1838
Mar 13
Age: 37y
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birth of childMargaret Ann Mohnkern Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1838 • Friedrich Bessel makes the first accurate measurement of distance to a star. |
1850
Age: 49y
| 1850 • The University of Utah opens in Salt Lake City, Utah. |
1856
Sep 11
Age: 55y
| 1856 • American Old West: On the Sonoita River in present-day southern Arizona, the United States Army establishes Fort Buchanan in order to help control new land acquired in the Gadsden Purchase. |
1860
Age: 59y
| 1860 • Piedmontese forces invade the Papal States, hoping to link up with Garibaldi in Naples. |
1870
Age: 69y
| 1870 • The Canadian province of Manitoba is created in response to Louis Riel's Red River Rebellion. |
1880
Age: 79y
| 1880 • The SS Columbia completes her maiden voyage, arriving without incident in Portland, Oregon after a stopover in San Francisco, California. |
1885
Aug
Age: 84y
| 1885 • Sino-French War: France gains an important victory over China in the Battle of Đồng Đăng in the Tonkin region of modern-day Vietnam. |