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1847
| 1847 • Liberia gains independence. |
1840
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residenceIn the two houses behind Charles Hicks, there is a Mrs. Van Norden aged 20-30, and then a Wm A Van Norden aged 40-50 years. Also living on the same page as Charles Hicks is an Abraham Van Norden. William Van Norden's brother James is also living in ward 14, on page 418. modified 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • Gaetano Donizetti's opera La fille du régiment premieres in Paris. |
1850
Age: 3y
| 1850 • British foreign secretary Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, sends ships to blockade the port of Piraeus, ostensibly as a result of the Don Pacifico affair. |
1870
Age: 23y
| 1870 • Military control of Mississippi ends and it is readmitted to the Union. |
1870
Oct 20
Age: 23y
marriageSephela N. Carpenter Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1870 • The Musikverein, Vienna is inaugurated in Austria-Hungary. |
1888
Nov 20
Age: 41y
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inventionBrooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ US Patent for "Centrifugal Gun" 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1888 • In Scotland, Celtic F.C. plays its first official match winning 5–2 against Rangers F.C. |
1888
Dec 22
Age: 42y
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LocationNew York, New York, USA ⇓ Walter E Hicks is exhibiting the new centrifugal dynamite gun |
| 1888 • Wilhelm II becomes German Emperor. 1888 is the Year of the Three Emperors. As Kaiser, only ″taking office″ in a ceremony, no coronation |
1892
Mar 1
Age: 45y
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deathPhiladelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ Death certificate was signed by Isaac Van Deusen - Walter's brother-in-law 1 Source ⇓ |