1821
1821 • The Republic of Gran Colombia (a federation covering much of present day Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, and Ecuador) is established, with Simón Bolívar as the founding President and Francisco de Paula Santander as vice president. |
1848
Age: 27y
birth of childRobert Ferguson Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada ⇓ |
1848 • Construction of the Washington Monument begins in Washington, D.C. |
1850
Age: 29y
birth of childCatherine Ferguson Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada ⇓ |
1850 • Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is published. |
1908
Mar 6
Age: 87y
1908 • King Leopold II of Belgium formally relinquishes his personal control of the Congo Free State to Belgium (becoming Belgian Congo) following evidence collected by Roger Casement of maladministration. |