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1816
Oct
| 1816 • The United Kingdom formally annexes the Tristan da Cunha archipelago in the southern Atlantic Ocean, ruling it from the Cape Colony. |
1820
Age: 3y
| 1820 • Indiana University Bloomington is founded as the Indiana State Seminary (renamed Indiana College, 1846). |
1836
Jun 28
Age: 19y
birth of childMarcellus M King Licking County, Ohio, USA ⇓ |
| 1836 • Texas Revolution: Forces under Texas General Sam Houston capture Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna. |
1840
Age: 23y
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residenceSt. Albans, Licking, Ohio, USA ⇓ On the same page is also Alexander Simpson, Lucretia's father. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • Britain issues the Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp. |
1842
Mar 29
Age: 25y
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birth of childMalinda C King Ohio, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1842 • The Treaty of Nanking ends the First Opium War and establishes Hong Kong as a British colony until 1997. |
1844
Age: 27y
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marriageLucretia Simpson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1844 • Giuseppe Verdi's I due Foscari debuts at Teatro Argentina, Rome. |
1850
Age: 33y
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residenceSt. Albans, Licking, Ohio, USA ⇓ An 82 year old Josha King is living in a house not far from them. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1850 • Lehman Brothers is established in Montgomery, Alabama. |
1850
Age: 33y
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birth of childJeremiah J King Licking County, Ohio, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1850 • The New Mexico Territory is organized by order of the United States Congress. |
1853
Aug
Age: 36y
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birth of childSarah L King Ohio, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1853 • Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il Trovatore premieres in performance at Teatro Apollo in Rome. |
1853
Aug
Age: 36y
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birth of childSarah L King Ohio, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1853 • Taiping Rebellion: The Taiping army occupies Wuchang. |
1860
Age: 43y
| 1860 • China agrees in an unequal treaty imposed on it to allow missionaries to proselytize throughout the country. |
1870
Age: 53y
1880
Jun 18
Age: 63y
1900
Age: 83y
| 1900 • The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard. |
1900
Dec
Age: 84y
| 1900 • Second Boer War: British military leaders accept the unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronjé. |