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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 • Annual British iron production reaches 125,000 tons. |
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 • An assassination is attempted against United States President Andrew Jackson in the United States Capitol (the first assassination attempt against a President of the United States). |
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 • Friedrich Bessel makes the first accurate measurement of distance to a star. |
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 • Joseph Strutt hands over the deeds and papers concerning the Derby Arboretum, which is to become England's first public park. |
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 • Uniform Penny Post is introduced in the United Kingdom. |
1870
Age: 74y
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residenceNew York City, New York, USA ⇓ Living in ward 19. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1870 • The first edition of The Northern Echo newspaper is published in Priestgate, Darlington, England. |
1872
Dec 3
Age: 77y
| 1872 • The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City. |
