1793
Feb 19
| 1793 • French Revolution: Marie Antoinette, the widowed queen consort of Louis XVI of France, is guillotined in the Place de la Révolution in Paris at the conclusion of a 2-day trial before the Revolutionary Tribunal. |
1815
Feb 1
Age: 21y
| 1815 • War of 1812 – Battle of New Orleans: American forces under General Andrew Jackson defeat an invading British force in the last major battle of the war. |
1817
Nov 16
Age: 24y
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birth of childPeter S Fisher Sr. Temmels, Trier-Saarburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1817 • Frédéric Cailliaud discovers the old Roman emerald mines at Sikait, Egypt. |
1855
Dec 1
Age: 62y
| 1855 • Elections are held for the first Kansas Territory legislature. Missourians cross the border in large numbers to elect a pro-slavery body. |