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1840
Feb 18
| 1840 • The frigate Belle-Poule arrives in Cherbourg, bringing back the remains of Napoléon from Saint Helena to France. He is buried in the Invalides. |
1856
Sep 7
Age: 16y
marriageJoseph W Lawrence Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1856 • Gregor Mendel starts his research on genetics. |
1857
Oct
Age: 17y
birth of childWilliam H Lawrence Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1857 • The Spirits' Book (Le Livre des Esprits), one of the Five Fundamental Works of Spiritism, is published by French educator Allan Kardec. |
1867
Jan 8
Age: 26y
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marriageJacob Marmon Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1867 • A firing squad executes Emperor Maximilian of Mexico. |
1869
Feb 23
Age: 29y
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birth of childH. Frank Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1869 • Abdur Rahman Khan is exiled from Afghanistan. |
1870
Age: 29y
| 1870 • In the United States, the newly created Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast: "High winds at Chicago and Milwaukee... and along the Lakes". |
1870
Oct 29
Age: 30y
birth of childClarence Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1870 • The 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution, giving blacks the right to vote, is ratified. |
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Age: 32y
1873
Age: 32y
birth of childMinerva Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1873 • League of the Three Emperors is created. It links the conservative monarchs of Austria-Hungary, Germany and Russia in an alliance against radical movements. |
about
Age: 34y
1875
Age: 34y
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birth of childClyde Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1875 • The Midland Railway of England abolishes the Second Class passenger category leaving First Class and Third Class. Other British railway companies follow Midland's lead during the rest of the year (Third Class is renamed Second Class in 1956). |
1880
Jun 24
Age: 40y
| 1880 • Piezoelectricity is discovered by Pierre Curie and Jacques Curie. |
1890
Apr 11
Age: 50y
| 1890 • Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh moves to Auvers-sur-Oise on the edge of Paris in the care of Dr Paul Gachet where he will produce around seventy paintings in as many days. |