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1828
Jan 1
| 1828 • South America: Brazil and Argentina recognize the independence of Uruguay. Simón Bolívar declares himself dictator of Gran Colombia. |
1848
Age: 19y
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marriagePhydelia D Smith Jefferson County, Illinois, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1848 • The University of Ottawa is founded. |
1850
Age: 21y
| 1850 • The hippopotamus Obaysch arrives at London Zoo from Egypt, the first seen in Europe since Roman times. |
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 • St. Mary’s Institute (the future University of Dayton) is founded in Dayton, OH. |
1852
Jan 14
Age: 24y
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birth of childMary Ann Munselle Illinois ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1852 • The United Kingdom recognized the independence of the Transvaal. |
1860
Jun 12
Age: 32y
| 1860 • While campaigning for the presidency, Abraham Lincoln makes a speech defending the right to strike. |
1864
Feb 27
Age: 36y
militaryMount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA ⇓ He was a private in the Civil War. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1864 • The Dutch conquer southern Sumatra. |
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 • Battle of Brice's Crossroads: Confederate troops under Nathan Bedford Forrest defeat a much larger Union force led by General Samuel D. Sturgis in Mississippi. |
1869
Jul 20
Age: 41y
divorcePhydelia D Smith 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1869 • The first issue of the scientific journal Nature is published in London, edited by Norman Lockyer. |
1870
Apr 5
Age: 42y
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marriageMargaret Emily Derrickson Jefferson County, Illinois, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1870 • Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the United States. |
1870
Jul 22
Age: 42y
| 1870 • The Chicago Base Ball Club, later to be known as the Chicago White Stockings, and ultimately the Chicago Cubs, play their first game against the St. Louis Unions of the National Association of Base Ball Players, an amateur league. |
1880
Jun 15
Age: 52y
| 1880 • France annexes Tahiti. |
1900
Jun 19
Age: 72y
| 1900 • Second Boer War: British military leaders accept the unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronjé. |
1907
Apr 13
Age: 79y
| 1907 • Černová incident: Fifteen people are shot during the consecration of a Catholic church in Hungary (now Slovakia). |
1907
Sep
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burialSan Saba, Texas, USA ⇓ Buried at Richland Springs Cemetery, San Saba, Texas |
| 1907 • March 16 – Elections to the new Parliament of Finland are the first in the world with woman candidates, as well as the first elections in Europe where universal suffrage is applied. Nineteen women are elected. |