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1805
Apr 6
birthRockbridge County, Virginia, USA ⇓ Born on the old homestead of Henry Miller Sr, his grandfather 3 Sources ⇓ |
1805 • Napoleonic Wars – Battle of Trafalgar: British naval fleet led by Admiral Horatio Nelson defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet off the coast of Spain; however, Admiral Nelson is fatally shot. |
1834
Sep 4
Age: 29y
marriageJanetta Wilson 3 Sources ⇓ |
1834 • United States Survey of the Coast transferred to the Department of the Navy. |
1836
Age: 30y
birth of childJohn F Miller Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1836 • Adelaide, South Australia, is founded. |
1837
Age: 31y
birth of childIsabella P Miller Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1837 • The Panic of 1837 begins in New York City. |
1839
Age: 33y
birth of childJames Wilson Miller Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1839 • The Anti-Corn Law League is founded in Manchester. |
1841
Age: 35y
birth of childRebecca Ellen Miller Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA ⇓ |
1841 • First known reference to Groundhog Day, in the diary of a James Morris. |
1843
Apr 2
Age: 37y
birth of childWilliam Henry Miller Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1843 • Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Gold-Bug" begins serialization in American newspapers. |
1848
Mar 9
Age: 42y
birth of childSamuel Presley Miller Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1848 • Admiral Nevelskoi explores the Strait of Tartary. |
1849
Age: 43y
birth of childMargaret Elizabeth Miller Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1849 • James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, the Governor General of Canada, signs the Rebellion Losses Bill, outraging Montreal's English population and triggering the Montreal Riots. |
1850
Dec 3
Age: 45y
residenceRockbridge County, Virginia, USA ⇓ Occupation on Census shows Farmer 1 Source ⇓ |
1850 • The USS Advance puts to sea from New York to search for John Franklin's Arctic expedition. |
1851
Apr 21
Age: 46y
birth of childCalvin Chalmers Miller Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1851 • Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, the first secret society for women, is founded at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia (U.S.) |
1855
Oct 10
Age: 50y
locationWabash County, Indiana ⇓ Had traveled 500 miles on their journey that would eventually find in them in Scotland County, Missouri. 1 Source ⇓ |
1855 • The Sigma Chi Fraternity is founded at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. |
1856
Mar 20
Age: 50y
locationMemphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Arrived in Memphis after a journey of 1,000 miles from Virginia. 1 Source ⇓ |
1856 • Gregor Mendel starts his research on genetics. |
1860
Jun 17
Age: 55y
1860 • first Rules derby between Sheffield F.C. and Hallam F.C., the oldest football fixture in the world. |
1891
Apr 20
Age: 86y
1891 • New Scotland Yard becomes the HQ of the London Metropolitan Police. |
1891
burialMemphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Buried at Memphis Cemetery. 1 Source ⇓ |