1848 • Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin became the first Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada to be democratically elected under a system of responsible government.

1850

Age: 29y

birth of child

Catherine Ferguson
Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada ⇓

1850 • The University of Sydney (the oldest in Australia) is founded.

Mar 6
Age: 87y

Florence, Snohomish, Washington, USA ⇓

1908 • Henry Ford produces his first Model T automobile.