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1820
| 1820 • The Daoguang Emperor succeeds the throne of the Qing Dynasty in China. |
1860
Age: 40y
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residenceWashington Township, Grundy, Missouri, USA ⇓ Brothers James B Tompkins and William S Tompkins are living in the same house. James B has a family with his wife Elizabeth. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1860 • French typesetter Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville sings the French folk song "Au Clair de la Lune" to his phonautograph; producing the world's earliest known sound recording (however, it is not rediscovered until 2008). |