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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 • Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination, in England. |
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 • A force of 500 Māori people invade and enslave the peoples of the Chatham Islands. |
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 • The corpse of Napoleon is placed in the Hotel des Invalides in Paris. |
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 • Gaetano Donizetti's opera La fille du régiment premieres in Paris. |
1870
Age: 74y
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residenceNew York City, New York, USA ⇓ Living in ward 19. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1870 • Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge begins. |
1872
Dec 3
Age: 77y
