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1850
| 1850 • Bingley Hall, the world's first purpose-built exhibition hall, opens in Birmingham, England. |
1860
Age: 10y
| 1860 • The combined forces of Giuseppe Garibaldi and King Victor Emmanuel II besiege King Francis II of the Two Sicilies in Gaeta, his last remaining stronghold. |
1870
Jan 16
Age: 20y
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marriageMary Ann Munselle Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1870 • The 12.8-km Fréjus Rail Tunnel through the Alps is completed. |
1870
Jul 22
Age: 20y
| 1870 • It is revealed that the famed Cardiff Giant is just carved gypsum and not the petrified remains of a human. |
1871
Age: 21y
birth of childRosa L King Illinois, USA ⇓ |
| 1871 • Thespis, the first of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas, premières. It does modestly well, but the two composers will not collaborate again for four years. |
1874
Age: 24y
birth of childWilliam Augustus King Illinois, USA ⇓ |
| 1874 • English chemist C. R. Alder Wright synthetizes heroin for the first time. |
1877
Age: 27y
birth of childEugene Parker King Illinois, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1877 • Emile Berliner invents the microphone. |
1880
Age: 30y
| 1880 • The Capuchin catacombs of Palermo are officially closed (there will be some burials afterwards). |
1880
Mar
Age: 30y
birth of childArthur M King Illinois, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1880 • Abdur Rahman Khan becomes Emir of Afghanistan. |
1887
Oct 30
Age: 37y
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birth of childRoyal Carter King Baker, Baker, Oregon, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1887 • North Carolina State University is established as North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. |
1891
Sep
Age: 41y
birth of childJessie Dell King Idaho, USA ⇓ |
| 1891 • James Naismith invents basketball. |
1910
Age: 60y
| 1910 • Vajiravudh (Rama VI) is crowned King of Siam, after the death of his father, King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). |