♂ John C Cravens

1760 - 1850

John C Cravens
Spouse
Mary Carlyle
Mary Carlyle
1773 - 1866
Children
Margaret Cravens
Margaret Cravens
1814 - 1906
Martha Ann Cravens
Martha Ann Cravens
1816 - 1913
 

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1760

1760 • Seven Years' War – Battle of Legnica: By a series of brilliant maneuvers, Frederick the Great manages to defeat the Austrian army of Marshal Laudon before it can unite with that of Marshal Daun.

1799


Feb 6
Age: 39y
1799 Jeanne Geneviève Labrosse becomess the first woman to jump from a balloon with a parachute, from an altitude of 900 meters.
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1811


Age: 51y

1814


Jun 24
Age: 54y
1814 Battle of Montereau: Napoleon is victorious against Austrian forces.

1840


Age: 80y
1840 Fortsas hoax: A number of book collectors gather in Binche, Belgium, to attend a non-existent book auction of the late "Count of Fortsas".
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1850


Age: 90y
1850 Allan Pinkerton forms the North-Western Police Agency, later the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.

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