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1773
| 1773 • The Komisja Edukacji Narodowej (Polish for Commission for the Education of the People), formed in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, is considered to be the world's first ministry of education. |
1815
Feb 1
Age: 42y
| 1815 • Napoleon enters Paris after escaping from Elba with a regular army of 140,000 and a volunteer force of around 200,000 beginning his "Hundred Days" rule. |
1817
Nov 16
Age: 44y
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birth of childPeter S Fisher Sr. Temmels, Trier-Saarburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1817 • King Ferdinand VII of Spain, by royal decree, makes the production and sale of tobacco a legal endeavor in Cuba, thus sparking the birth of the Cuban cigar industry. |
1823
Jan 5
Age: 50y
| 1823 • Gaols Act passed by Parliament of the United Kingdom, based on the prison reform campaign of Elizabeth Fry. |