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1796
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birthNew Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA ⇓ Birthplace an estimate based on brother William's birthplace. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1796 • French Revolutionary Wars – Battle of Bassano: French forces defeat Austrian troops in the Veneto. |
1835
Aug 11
Age: 39y
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occupationNew York City, New York, USA ⇓ He was a book printer - the image is an advertisement from the evening post. He ran a printing company, "James Van Norden & co.", that ran during the first half of the 1800s. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1835 • The Bavarian Ludwig Railway opens between Nuremberg and Fürth, with a train hauled by the English-built Der Adler ("The Eagle"), the first railway in Germany. |
1838
Age: 42y
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eventNew York City, New York, USA ⇓ James Van Norden printed a book called the "Alphabetical and Analytical Catalogue of the New York Society Library." 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1838 • The 5th century BC bronze Chatsworth Head is acquired by the 6th Duke of Devonshire at Smyrna from H. P. Borrell. |
1840
Age: 44y
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residenceWard 14, New York City, New York, USA ⇓ He's living in the same ward as his brother William. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • Fortsas hoax: A number of book collectors gather in Binche, Belgium, to attend a non-existent book auction of the late "Count of Fortsas". |
1840
Age: 44y
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eventNew York City, New York, USA ⇓ James Van Norden printed a book by John Dunmore Lang, who "was a Scottish-born Australian Presbyterian minister, writer, politician and activist. He was the first prominent advocate of an independent Australian nation and of Australian republicanism." (Wikipedia). The book was called "The Moral and Religious Aspect of the Future America of the Southern Hemisphere". 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1840 • Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland marries her cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. |
1870
Age: 74y
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residenceNew York City, New York, USA ⇓ Living in ward 19. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1870 • Women gain the right to vote in Utah Territory. |
1872
Dec 3
Age: 77y
| 1872 • The Kolozsvári Egyetem, predecessor of the University of Szeged, is founded. |