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1828
Nov 7
| 1828 • Friedrich Wöhler synthesizes Urea, possibly discrediting a cornerstone of vitalism. |
1860
Jan 16
Age: 31y
birth of childJohn Franklin Thornton Polk County, Iowa, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1860 • The first Convention of Peking formally ends the Second Opium War. |
1865
Aug 16
Age: 36y
birth of childWilliam S Thornton Polk County, Iowa, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1865 • Jefferson Davis meets with his Confederate Cabinet (14 officials) for the last time, in Washington, Georgia, and the Confederate Government is officially dissolved. |
1900
Feb 10
Age: 71y
| 1900 • Second Boer War: British military leaders accept the unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronjé. |