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1839
Oct 20
| 1839 • Night of the Big Wind: Ireland is struck by the most damaging cyclone in 300 years. |
1850
Age: 10y
| 1850 • The Fugitive Slave Law is passed by the United States Congress. |
1860
Age: 20y
| 1860 • Giuseppe Garibaldi and his troops depart from Quarto on the Expedition of the Thousand. |
1862
Jun 15
Age: 22y
marriageMary E Wilson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1862 • First ascent of Dent Blanche, one of the highest summits in the Alps. |
1865
Dec
Age: 26y
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birth of childCharles S Johnson Missouri, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1865 • American Civil War: United States forces capture Fort Fisher. |
1867
Nov 21
Age: 28y
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birth of childJames H Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1867 • The British North America Act receives royal assent, forming the Dominion of Canada in an event known as the Confederation. This unites the Province of Canada (Quebec and Ontario), New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia on July 1. Ottawa becomes the capital, and John A. Macdonald becomes the Dominion's first prime minister. |
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 • The German Commerzbank is founded in Hamburg. |
1872
Mar
Age: 32y
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birth of childGuy Richard Johnson Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1872 • Rex, the most famous parade on Mardi Gras, parades for the first time in New Orleans for Grand Duke Alexei Mikhailovich of Russia. |
1879
Oct 7
Age: 39y
| 1879 • Anglo–Zulu War – Battle of Hlobane: British forces suffer a defeat. |