1774
| 1774 • English explorer James Cook becomes the first European to sight (and name) the island of New Caledonia in Melanesia. |
1787
Age: 13y
| 1787 • Shays' Rebellion in Massachusetts fails. |
1806
May
Age: 32y
marriageDeborah Patterson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1806 • Pike expedition: During his second exploratory expedition, Lieutenant Zebulon Pike sees a distant mountain peak while near the Colorado foothills of the Rocky Mountains (later named Pikes Peak in his honor). |
1810
Oct 5
Age: 36y
birth of childJanetta Wilson Virginia, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1810 • 27 – Battle of Grand Port: The French force the British Royal Navy fleet attempting to blockade a harbour on Isle de France (Mauritius) to surrender. |
1838
Aug 27
Age: 64y
| 1838 • The 5th century BC bronze Chatsworth Head is acquired by the 6th Duke of Devonshire at Smyrna from H. P. Borrell. |
burialRockbridge County, Virginia, USA ⇓ At the High Bridge church cemetery. 1 Source ⇓ |