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1796
Oct 15
| 1796 • The Kingdom of Great Britain is granted control of Ceylon by the Dutch. |
1812
Nov 30
Age: 16y
marriageJames Davidson Campbell, Virginia, USA ⇓ Polly Johnson is described as the daughter of James Johnson, and Achilles Johnson is surety. 3 Sources ⇓ |
1813
Oct 4
Age: 16y
birth of childPaulina C Davidson Virginia, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1813 • Gregory Blaxland, William Lawson and William Wentworth leave on an expedition to cross the Blue Mountains (Australia). |
1818
Nov 4
Age: 22y
birth of childSamuel M Davidson Virginia, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1818 • Silent Night composed by Franz Xaver Gruber and Josef Mohr. |
1820
Age: 23y
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residenceCharlotte, Virginia, USA ⇓ One house away is William W Davidson. On the previous page is an Allen Davidson. They are both aged 26-45. William is one of five men living in the house aged 26-45. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1820 • A Proclamation, signed "By order of the Committee of Organisation for forming a Provisional Government", begins the "Radical War" in Scotland. |
1823
Mar 27
Age: 26y
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birth of childMary Ann F Davidson Virginia, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1823 • Eleven-year-old Franz Liszt gives a concert after which he is personally congratulated by Ludwig van Beethoven. |
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Age: 28y
1825
Age: 28y
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birth of childJames C Davidson Virginia, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1825 • The world's first modern railway, the Stockton and Darlington Railway, opens in England. |
about
Age: 32y
1829
Age: 32y
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birth of childThomas Davidson Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1829 • Robert Peel establishes the Metropolitan Police Service in London, the first modern police force. The first officers, known by the nickname "bobbies", go on patrol on September 29. |
1830
Age: 33y
| 1830 • France invades Algeria (see French Algeria). |
about
Age: 37y
1834
Age: 37y
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birth of childFrank Davidson Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1834 • The Whig Party is officially named by United States Senator Henry Clay. |
about
Age: 39y
1836
Age: 39y
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birth of childMadorah Jane Davidson Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1836 • The colony of South Australia is officially proclaimed (now celebrated in the state of South Australia as Proclamation Day). |
1840
Age: 43y
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residenceSt. John, Franklin, Missouri, USA ⇓ They lived three houses away from Jacob Marmon Johnson, and their daughter Mary Ann. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • Louis Agassiz publishes his Etudes sur les glaciers ("Study on Glaciers", 2 volumes), the first major scientific work to propose that the Earth has seen an ice age. |
1850
Sep 16
Age: 53y
| 1850 • The University of Sydney (the oldest in Australia) is founded. |
1854
Age: 57y
deathBoles, Franklin, Missouri, USA ⇓ Her and her husband both died in the cholera epidemic. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1854 • The Waterbury Clock Company is founded in Waterbury, Connecticut, the predecessor of Timex Group USA in timepiece manufacturing. |