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1847
| 1847 • The Ottoman Empire cedes Abadan Island to the Persian Empire. |
1878
Oct 23
Age: 31y
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marriageMary Malena Fisher Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1878 • Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains the nominal title. |
1880
Jun 4
Age: 33y
| 1880 • After having her lights installed by Edison's personnel, the SS Columbia is lit up for the first time at the foot of Wall Street in New York City. |
1880
Jul 14
Age: 33y
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birth of childFrank Henry Fountain Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1880 • Tinius Olsen awarded a United States Patent for the Little Giant Testing Machine |
1882
Jan 1
Age: 35y
birth of childWilliam Fountain Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ |
| 1882 • Thomas Edison flips the switch to the first commercial electrical power plant in history, lighting one square mile of lower Manhattan. This is considered by many as the day that began the electrical age. |
1883
Sep 29
Age: 36y
birth of childIda Elizabeth Fountain Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ |
| 1883 • The first Carnegie library is opened in Andrew Carnegie's hometown, Dunfermline, Scotland. |
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Age: 42y
1889
Age: 42y
| 1889 • The first West Virginia tornado is recorded. |