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1830
Jul 13
| 1830 • The Provisional Government in Brussels declares the creation of the independent state of Belgium, in revolt against the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. |
1845
Dec 4
Age: 15y
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marriageWilliam Harrison Bourn Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1845 • Manifest destiny: U.S. President James K. Polk announces to Congress that the Monroe Doctrine should be strictly enforced and that the United States should aggressively expand into the West. |
1846
Sep 23
Age: 16y
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birth of childElizabeth Catherine Bourn Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1846 • Christ College, Tasmania, opens with the hope that it would develop along the lines of an Oxbridge college and provide the basis for university education in Tasmania. By the 21st century it will be the oldest tertiary institution in Australia. |
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Age: 17y
1848
Age: 17y
birth of childAmbrose E Bourn 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1848 • Dunedin, New Zealand is founded by Scots settlers. |
1850
Aug 5
Age: 20y
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birth of childJohn Dudley Bourn Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1850 • Richard Wagner's romantic opera Lohengrin (including the Bridal Chorus) premieres under the direction of Franz Liszt in Weimar. |
1850
Aug 15
Age: 20y
| 1850 • The hippopotamus Obaysch arrives at London Zoo from Egypt, the first seen in Europe since Roman times. |
1852
Jan
Age: 21y
birth of childJames W Bourn Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1852 • Nine men representing various Hebrew charitable organizations came together to form what became the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. |
1854
Dec 6
Age: 24y
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birth of childLucy Francis Bourn Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1854 • Major streets are lit by coal gas for the first time. |
1857
Jan
Age: 26y
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birth of childNancy J Bourn Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1857 • The Spirits' Book (Le Livre des Esprits), one of the Five Fundamental Works of Spiritism, is published by French educator Allan Kardec. |
about
Age: 28y
1859
Age: 28y
birth of childMay W Bourn Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1859 • Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies is succeeded by his 23-year-old son Francis II of the Two Sicilies. |
1860
Age: 29y
| 1860 • Meeting at Teano: Giuseppe Garibaldi gives Naples to the king Victor Emmanuel II, recognizing him as King of Italy. |
about
Age: 30y
1861
Age: 30y
birth of childJoseph Anderson Bourn 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1861 • American Civil War: Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the United States Army in order to command the forces of the state of Virginia. |
about
Age: 31y
1862
Age: 31y
birth of childMary Susan Bourn 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1862 • American Civil War – Battle of Cross Keys: Confederate troops under General Stonewall Jackson save the Army of Northern Virginia from a U.S. Army attack on the James Peninsula that was led by General George McClellan. |
1863
Nov 22
Age: 33y
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birth of childThomas Jefferson Bourn Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1863 • American Civil War – The 54th Massachusetts, the first African-American regiment, leaves Boston to fight for the Union. |
about
Age: 36y
1867
Age: 36y
birth of childCharles Albert Bourn 1 Source ⇓ |
about
Age: 38y
1869
Age: 38y
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birth of childMartha E Bourn 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1869 • Scotland's oldest professional football team, Kilmarnock F.C., is founded. |
1900
Age: 69y
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residenceMiller, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Paulina is living with her son Joseph and his wife Alice 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1900 • Second Boer War – Battle of Paardeberg: 20,000 British troops invade the Orange Free State. |
1910
Age: 79y
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residenceMiller, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Paulina is living with her son Joseph and his wife Alice 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1910 • Emperor Sunjong of the Korean Empire abdicates and the country's monarchy is abolished. |
1917
Jan 3
Age: 86y
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deathScotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Died of a Cerebral Hemorrhage 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1917 • WWI: The Military Service Act is passed in the Canadian House of Commons, giving the Government of Canada the right to conscript men into the army. |