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1828
Jan 1
| 1828 • Friedrich Wöhler synthesizes Urea, possibly discrediting a cornerstone of vitalism. |
1848
Age: 19y
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marriagePhydelia D Smith Jefferson County, Illinois, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1848 • Richard Wagner begins writing the libretto that will become Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung). |
1850
Age: 21y
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residenceHarrison, Licking, Ohio, USA ⇓ Thomas Munsell (Lorenzo's father) is living next door. Lydia's mother was living in Union, Licking, Ohio at the time. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1850 • University of Rochester is founded in Rochester, NY. |
1850
Age: 21y
| 1850 • Opening of the Britannia Bridge over the Menai Strait. |
1852
Jan 14
Age: 24y
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birth of childMary Ann Munselle Illinois ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1852 • President Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte proclaimed a new constitution for the French Second Republic. |
1860
Jun 12
Age: 32y
| 1860 • After a fiercely contested campaign, Monier Williams is elected as the new Boden Professor of Sanskrit at Oxford University. |
1864
Feb 27
Age: 36y
militaryMount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA ⇓ He was a private in the Civil War. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1864 • American Civil War – Sherman's March to the Sea begins: Union General Sherman burns Atlanta and starts to move south, causing extensive devastation to crops and mills and living off the land. |
1864
Feb 27
Age: 36y
militaryCamp Butler, Illinois ⇓ Fought in the Civil War for roughly sixteen months. He was listed in Company H, Illinois 6th Cavalry Regiment and promoted to Full Saddler. Mustered in by Capt. O'Kean, and mustered out on 12 Jun 1865 by Lt. Curtis at Mound City, Illinois. His occupation was described as 'farmer'. Illinois was a Union State. 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1864 • Delegates from the Canadian colonies meet at the Charlottetown Conference to discuss the Canadian Confederation. |
1869
Jul 20
Age: 41y
divorcePhydelia D Smith 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1869 • The first game of American Football between two American colleges is played. Rutgers University defeats Princeton University 6–4 in a forerunner to American football and College football. |
1870
Apr 5
Age: 42y
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marriageMargaret Emily Derrickson Jefferson County, Illinois, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1870 • Just one of the 916 members of the Indian Civil Service is Indian. |
1870
Jul 22
Age: 42y
| 1870 • The first rugby match is played in New Zealand, between the Nelson Football Club and Nelson College. |
1880
Jun 15
Age: 52y
| 1880 • The Department of Scientific Temperance Instruction of the Women's Christian Temperance Union is established. |
1900
Jun 19
Age: 72y
| 1900 • Second Boer War: The Siege of Kimberley is lifted. |
1907
Apr 13
Age: 79y
| 1907 • The Autochrome Lumière is the first commercial color photography process. |
1907
Sep
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burialSan Saba, Texas, USA ⇓ Buried at Richland Springs Cemetery, San Saba, Texas |
| 1907 • The first taxicabs with taxi meters begin operating in London. |