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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 • Future U.S. President James K. Polk becomes Speaker of the House |
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 • Five nuns from the Religious Sisters of Charity in Ireland become the first women of religion to set foot on Australian soil. |
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 • J. M. W. Turner first displays his painting The Slave Ship. |
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 • The Washingtonian Temperance Society is founded. |
1870
Age: 74y
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residenceNew York City, New York, USA ⇓ Living in ward 19. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1870 • The 12.8-km Fréjus Rail Tunnel through the Alps is completed. |
1872
Dec 3
Age: 77y
| 1872 • George Westinghouse receives a United States patent for the "failsafe" automatic railway air brake. |