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He was a Merchant, Railroad Agent, and Farmer
1825
Dec 13
| 1825 • Scottish adventurer Gregor MacGregor issues a £300,000 loan with 2.5% interest through the London bank of Thomas Jenkins & Company for the fictitious Central American republic of Poyais. His actions lead to the Panic of 1825, the first modern stock market crash, in England. |
1826
Feb 2
Age: 1m
| 1826 • The French newspaper Le Figaro begins publication in Paris, initially as a weekly. |
1856
Dec 24
Age: 31y
marriageIndiana Stanton Richmond, Indiana, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1856 • Anglo-Persian War: War is declared between Great Britain and Persia. |
1864
Nov 30
Age: 38y
marriageFrancina Louisa Griffith Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1864 • American Civil War – Second Battle of Franklin: The Army of Tennessee led by General Hood mounts a dramatically unsuccessful frontal assault on Union positions around Franklin, Tennessee (Hood loses 6 generals and almost a third of his troops). |
1891
Apr 15
Age: 65y
| 1891 • Pope Leo XIII issues the encyclical Rerum Novarum, resulting in the creation of many Christian Democrat Parties throughout Europe. |