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1844
Oct
| 1844 • The University of Notre Dame receives its charter from Indiana. |
1869
Sep 23
Age: 24y
marriageArabella Voris Franklin Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1869 • Woman's suffrage: In New York, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the National Woman Suffrage Association. |
1870
Age: 25y
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birth of childBessie F Butler Connecticut, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1870 • Franco-Prussian War: Marshal François Achille Bazaine, commanding the French left wing, is forced by starvation to surrender the fortifications of Metz, ending the Siege of Metz. |
1873
Feb
Age: 28y
birth of childCharles F Butler Connecticut, USA ⇓ |
| 1873 • The Rio Tinto Company is formed in Spain, following the February 17 purchase of the Rio Tinto mine from the Spanish government by a British investment group. |
1875
Age: 30y
birth of childMarshall A Butler Connecticut, USA ⇓ |
| 1875 • The Arya Samaj is founded in Mumbai by Swami Dayananda. |
1878
Oct
Age: 34y
birth of childJohn L Butler Connecticut, USA ⇓ |
| 1878 • American-born artist James McNeill Whistler's libel case against English critic John Ruskin over a review of the painting Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket (in which Whistler is described as "flinging a pot of paint in the public's face")Ruskin, John (1877-07-02). Fors Clavigera. is decided in the High Court of Justice in London. Whistler wins a farthing in nominal damages and only half of the costs, leading to his bankruptcy, and alienates patrons. |
1880
Age: 35y
| 1880 • A big earthquake struck Zagreb and demolished everything including the Zagreb Cathedral. |
1900
Age: 55y
| 1900 • The Paris World Exhibition opens. |
1920
Age: 75y
| 1920 • The National Football League is established as the American Professional Football Association. |
1924
Aug 22
Age: 79y
| 1924 • HRH Prince of Wales makes state visit to Japan aboard HMS Renown. |