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1785
| 1785 • Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries travel from Dover, England to Calais, France in a hydrogen gas balloon, becoming the first to cross the English Channel by air. |
1813
Oct 17
Age: 28y
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birth of childPeter Switzer Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1813 • Mexican War of Independence – Battle of Rosillo Creek: The Republican Army of the North defeats the Spanish Royalist Army in present-day Bexar County, Texas. |
1872
Mar 9
Age: 87y
| 1872 • George Westinghouse receives a United States patent for the "failsafe" automatic railway air brake. |