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1839
Oct 20
| 1839 • Michael Faraday publishes [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/14986/14986-8.txt "Experimental Researches in Electricity"] clarifying the true nature of electricity. |
1850
Age: 10y
| 1850 • Phi Kappa Sigma International Fraternity was founded at the University of Pennsylvania. |
1860
Age: 20y
| 1860 • French typesetter Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville sings the French folk song "Au Clair de la Lune" to his phonautograph; producing the world's earliest known sound recording (however, it is not rediscovered until 2008). |
1862
Jun 15
Age: 22y
marriageMary E Wilson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1862 • American Civil War: The Battle of Pea Ridge: The Confederates are shut out of Missouri. |
1865
Dec
Age: 26y
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birth of childCharles S Johnson Missouri, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1865 • American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is captured by the Union Army near Irwinville, Georgia. |
1867
Nov 21
Age: 28y
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birth of childJames H Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1867 • Treaty of London: the great powers of Europe reaffirm the neutrality of Luxembourg, ending the Luxembourg Crisis. The Duchy of Limburg is formally re-incorporated into the Kingdom of the Netherlands. |
1870
Age: 30y
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residenceScotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Richard is living next door to his brother Cicero's family and his father Jacob's family. They are all farmers. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1870 • Pastor Aeternus: Pope Pius IX declares papal infallibility in matters of faith and morals. |
1872
Mar
Age: 32y
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birth of childGuy Richard Johnson Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1872 • First international football match to be recognised (retrospectively) by FIFA as "official" takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Scotland; the result is Scotland 0-0 England.[http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/games/18721130.html Londonhearts.com summary] Earlier international football matches had already taken place in 1870, in 1871 and again in 1872 at the Oval, London. |
1879
Oct 7
Age: 39y
| 1879 • Tetteh Quarshie first brings cocoa beans to Ghana from Equatorial Guinea. |