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1817
Nov 16
| 1817 • Rammohun Roy and David Hare found Hindu College in Kolkata, offering instructions in Western languages and subjects. |
1856
Age: 38y
| 1856 • Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina beats Senator Charles Sumner with a cane in the hall of the United States Senate, for a speech Sumner had made attacking Southerners who sympathized with the pro-slavery violence in Kansas ("Bleeding Kansas"). Sumner is unable to return to duty for 3 years while he recovers; Brooks becomes a hero across the South. |
1856
May 3
Age: 38y
| 1856 • Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom gives Norfolk Island to the population of the colony at Pitcairn Island, most being descendants of the Mutiny on the Bounty. They first settle on Norfolk Island on June 8. |
1857
Age: 39y
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birth of childNicholas Fisher Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1857 • Indian rebellion of 1857: The second massacre at Kanpur takes place. |
1859
Age: 41y
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birth of childMary Malena Fisher Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1859 • The only recorded Simoom ever in North America hit Goleta, California and Santa Barbara, CA. |
1860
Age: 42y
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residenceSharon, Portage, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ Peter Fisher bought land from the U.S. Government in 1860. This 40 acre purchase was in Section #31 of the Sharon Township (top of map, 2nd from right side). 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1860 • The American South has c. 4 million slaves. |
1862
Aug 25
Age: 44y
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birth of childPeter Joseph Fisher Jr. Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1862 • William D. Duly hangs 38 Dakota Sioux Indians in Minnesota. |
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Age: 45y
1863
Age: 45y
marriageKatherine Wiesen Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ |
| 1863 • American Civil War: Battle of Bristoe Station – Confederate General Robert E. Lee forces fail to drive the Union army out of Virginia. |
1864
Age: 46y
birth of childJohn M Fisher Wisconsin, USA ⇓ |
| 1864 • Alejandro Mon y Menéndez takes office as Prime Minister of Spain. |
1867
May
Age: 49y
birth of childCharles Fisher Wisconsin, USA ⇓ |
| 1867 • Gorse is naturalised in New Zealand, where it soon becomes the worst invasive weed. |
1868
Feb 3
Age: 50y
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birth of childMatthew Fisher Sr. Sharon, Portage, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1868 • The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified. |
1870
Age: 52y
| 1870 • Anaheim, California is incorporated. |
1870
Jun 15
Age: 52y
birth of childFrancis Joseph Fisher Sr. Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ |
| 1870 • Just one of the 916 members of the Indian Civil Service is Indian. |
1874
Mar
Age: 56y
birth of childFrederick Arthur Fisher Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ |
| 1874 • The Oakland Daily Tribune publishes its first newspaper. |
1876
Age: 58y
birth of childWilliam B Fisher Wisconsin, USA ⇓ |
| 1876 • The Settle-Carlisle Railway in England is opened to passenger traffic. |
1879
Oct 22
Age: 61y
birth of childJoseph Fisher Sr. Wisconsin, USA ⇓ |
| 1879 • Henrik Ibsen's controversial drama A Doll's House premières at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen (having been first published on December 4 in the city). |
1894
Nov 8
Age: 76y
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deathEau Claire, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ Died of Typhoid Fever 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1894 • The barque Elisabeth Rickmers of Bremerhaven is wrecked at Haurvig, Denmark, but all crew and passengers are saved. |
1894
Nov
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burialEau Claire, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ Buried at Sacred Heart Cemetery 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1894 • Major Republican landslide in the United States House of Representatives elections, which sets the stage for the decisive presidential election of 1896. |