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1774
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| 1774 • The element oxygen is discovered for the third (and last) time – the second quantitatively following the somewhat earlier work of Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1771–1772) – by Joseph Priestley, who publishes the fact in 1775 and so names the element and usually gets all the credit. |
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1845
Age: 70y
marriageLydia Hudson Delaware, Delaware, Ohio, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1845 • James K. Polk succeeds John Tyler as President of the United States. |
1851
Age: 76y
| 1851 • Serial poisoner Hélène Jégado is arrested in Rennes, France. |