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1817
Nov 16
1817 • At Rome, New York, construction on the Erie Canal begins. |
1856
Age: 38y
1856 • Nelson College is founded in Nelson, New Zealand. |
1856
May 3
Age: 38y
1856 • Legal protection of widow remarriage is extended in India. |
1857
Age: 39y
birth of childNicholas Fisher Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1857 • November 19 – Indian rebellion of 1857: Siege of Lucknow. |
1859
Age: 41y
birth of childMary Malena Fisher Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1859 • The Tuscan National Assembly formally deposes the House of Habsburg-Lorraine; ending an ascendancy of 109 years. |
1860
Age: 42y
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 • A new uprising erupts in Palermo. |
1862
Aug 25
Age: 44y
birth of childPeter Joseph Fisher Jr. Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
1862 • American Civil War: The U.S. federal government forbids all Union army officers from returning fugitive slaves, thus effectively annulling the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 and setting the stage for the Emancipation Proclamation. |
about
Age: 45y
1863
Age: 45y
marriageKatherine Wiesen Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ |
1863 • King Christian IX of Denmark signs the November constitution, which declares Schleswig to be part of Denmark, regarded by the German Confederation as a violation of the London Protocol of 1852, leading to the German–Danish war of 1864. |
1864
Age: 46y
birth of childJohn M Fisher Wisconsin, USA ⇓ |
1864 • U.S. presidential election, 1864: Abraham Lincoln is reelected in an overwhelming victory over George B. McClellan. |
1867
May
Age: 49y
birth of childCharles Fisher Wisconsin, USA ⇓ |
1867 • I.C. Sorosis, the first women's fraternity (sorority) founded upon the men's fraternity model, with Pi Beta Phi as its motto, is founded at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois. In 1888, the motto becomes the name of the organization. |
1868
Feb 3
Age: 50y
birth of childMatthew Fisher Sr. Sharon, Portage, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1868 • The Battle of Moturoa in New Zealand ends in a British defeat due to an underestimate of Titokowaru and his fortifications. Heavy causality's for the colonial army and light causality's for the Māori Defenders. |
1870
Age: 52y
1870 • The 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution, guaranteeing African-Americans the right to vote, is passed. |
1870
Jun 15
Age: 52y
birth of childFrancis Joseph Fisher Sr. Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ |
1870 • It is revealed that the famed Cardiff Giant is just carved gypsum and not the petrified remains of a human. |
1874
Mar
Age: 56y
birth of childFrederick Arthur Fisher Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ |
1874 • The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party, made primarily of farmers financially hurt by the Panic of 1873. |
1876
Age: 58y
birth of childWilliam B Fisher Wisconsin, USA ⇓ |
1876 • Stockport Lacrosse Club is founded at Cale Green Cricket Club Davenport, Greater Manchester where they still play to this day. Stockport Lacrosse Club are thought to be the oldest existing lacrosse club in the world. |
1879
Oct 22
Age: 61y
birth of childJoseph Fisher Sr. Wisconsin, USA ⇓ |
1879 • Anglo-Zulu War begins. |
1894
Nov 8
Age: 76y
deathEau Claire, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ Died of Typhoid Fever 1 Source ⇓ |
1894 • The Owl Club of Cape Town, South Africa, a dining club, has its first formal meeting. |
1894
Nov
burialEau Claire, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ Buried at Sacred Heart Cemetery 1 Source ⇓ |
1894 • Chatham Episcopal Institute (now known as Chatham Hall ) is founded in Chatham Virginia, U.S. |