| 1301. |
In 1709 Elizabeth, empress of ---------- (to Peter the Great and Catherine I),born
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| 1302. |
In 1713 Ferdinand VI, king of ---------- (1746-59), born.
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| 1303. |
In 1725 ---------- -Joseph Cugnot, designed and built first automobile, born.
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| 1304. |
In 1727 Severe earthquake in---------- .
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| 1305. |
In 1731 Henry---------- , English physicist, chemist born
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| 1306. |
In 1732 George---------- , father figure for U.S., President (1789-1796), born.
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| 1307. |
In 1741 Vitus Bering, Dutch ---------- and explorer, died.
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| 1308. |
In 1752 Nicolas---------- , inventor of food canning, bouillon tablet, born.
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| 1309. |
In 1758 Horatio Nelson Burnham Thorpe, Britain, naval hero at---------- , born.
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| 1310. |
In 1774 John Chapman, alias Johnny---------- , born.
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| 1311. |
In 1776 Continental Congress renames "---------- ", "United States".
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| 1312. |
In 1782 ---------- Paganini, Genoa, Italy, composer/violin virtuoso (Princess Lucca), born.
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| 1313. |
In 1783 Washington ----------, writer (Rip Van Winkle, Legend of Sleepy Hollow), born.
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| 1314. |
In 1784 Empress of ---------- sets sail on first New York to China route.
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| 1315. |
In 1795 Third partition of Poland, between Austria, ---------- and Russia.
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| 1316. |
In 1798 ---------- 1st emperor of Brazil (1822-31), king of Portugal, born.
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| 1317. |
In 1812 Fire of---------- .
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| 1318. |
In 1812 Waltz introduced into English---------- . Most observers consider it disgusting & immoral. No wonder it caught on!
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| 1319. |
In 1813 German Kingdom of ---------- abolished.
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| 1320. |
In 1815 World's first commercial ---------- factory is established in Switzerland.
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| 1321. |
In 1817 First American school for the ---------- (Hartford, Connecticut)
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| 1322. |
In 1820 Susan B.---------- , Woman's suffaregette, born.
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| 1323. |
In 1821---------- , El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua gain independence.
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| 1324. |
In 1823 Charles ---------- of Scotland begins selling raincoats (Macs).
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| 1325. |
In 1824 ---------- defies Pele (Hawaiian volcano goddess) and lives.
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| 1326. |
In 1824 Kapiolani defies ---------- (Hawaiian volcano goddess) and lives.
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| 1327. |
In 1825 Hannah Lord ---------- of New York grabs her scissors and creates the first detachable collar on one of her husband's shirts, in order to reduce her laundry load.
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| 1328. |
In 1830 Eadweard ---------- , pioneered study of motion in photography, born.
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| 1329. |
In 1833 Ernesto ---------- Moneta, Italian journalist (Nobel Peace Prize 1907) BORN
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| 1330. |
In 1833 Ernesto Teodoro---------- , Italian journalist (Nobel Peace Prize 1907) BORN
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| 1331. |
In 1836 Darwin returns to England aboard the HMS---------- .
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| 1332. |
In 1844 Henry ---------- Heinz, founded a prepared-foods company, born.
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| 1333. |
In 1848 ---------- (U.S.) and Lassell (England) independently discover Hyperion.
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| 1334. |
In 1848 Mexico sells U.S. Texas, ---------- , New Mexico and Arizona.
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| 1335. |
In 1849 ---------- Pavlov, Russia, physiologist/pioneer in psychology, born.
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| 1336. |
In 1849 Edgar Allen Poe dies in Baltimore at---------- .
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| 1337. |
In 1849 Ivan---------- , Russia, physiologist/pioneer in psychology, born.
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| 1338. |
In 1852 2nd French empire established; Louis ---------- becomes emperor.
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| 1339. |
In 1853 First round-the-world trip by yacht (Cornelius---------- ).
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| 1340. |
In 1854 Frederick---------- , Arms manufacturer, born
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| 1341. |
In 1857 Konstantin---------- , pioneer in rocket and space research, born.
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| 1342. |
In 1858 First electric ---------- is installed in Boston, Mass.
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| 1343. |
In 1861 C.S.A. President Jefferson ---------- is inaugurated at Montgomery, AL.
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| 1344. |
In 1863 International Committee of the ---------- is founded (Nobel 1917, 1944, 1963).
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| 1345. |
In 1865 Charles Proteus ---------- , electronics pioneer, born.
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| 1346. |
In 1865 President Abraham ---------- shot in Ford's Theatre by J.W. Booth.
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| 1347. |
In 1866 H(erbert) G(eorge) Wells---------- , England (War of the Worlds), born.
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| 1348. |
In 1869 Black Friday -- Wall Street panics after Gould and ---------- attempt to corner gold.
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| 1349. |
In 1869 First postcards are issued in---------- .
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| 1350. |
In 1870 ---------- is founded in New York City.
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| 1351. |
In 1870 Napoleon ---------- captured at Sedan.
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| 1352. |
In 1872 Darius---------- , composer born
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| 1353. |
In 1872 Emily ---------- authority on social behavior, writer (Etiquette), born.
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| 1354. |
In 1873 Ejnar Hertzsprung, ---------- astronomer (Hertzsprung-Russell diagram), born.
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| 1355. |
In 1874 Gertrude---------- , writer, born.
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| 1356. |
In 1875 Violent bread riots at---------- .
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| 1357. |
In 1878 First telephone exchange in ---------- opens with 18 phones.
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| 1358. |
In 1879 The first "mobile home" (horse drawn) is used for a journey between London and ---------- .
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| 1359. |
In 1879 Thomas Edison commercially perfects the---------- .
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| 1360. |
In 188 ---------- Roman emperor (211-17), born.
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| 1361. |
In 1881 William Edward Boeing, founded ---------- company
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| 1362. |
In 1882 James---------- , writer, born.
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| 1363. |
In 1883 Kahlil ---------- , philosopher, born.
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| 1364. |
In 1887 Sino-Portuguese treaty recognizes Portugal's control of---------- .
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| 1365. |
In 1888 George Eastman patents first rollfilm camera and registers---------- .
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| 1366. |
In 1890 ---------- Island (NYC) opens as a US immigration depot.
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| 1367. |
In 1890 Edwin---------- , radio pioneer (invented FM) ,born
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| 1368. |
In 1892 Donald Wills ---------- , founded an aircraft company
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| 1369. |
In 1892, who raised the marriageable age for girls to 12 years old
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| 1370. |
In 1894 Japan defeats China in Battle of---------- .
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| 1371. |
In 1898 ---------- -American War begins.
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| 1372. |
In 1898 Enzo---------- , car designer and manufacturer, born.
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| 1373. |
In 1898 Spanish-American War ends -- U.S. acquires Guam, Puerto Rico, the Phillipines, and ---------- from Spain.
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| 1374. |
In 1899 The first auto repair shop opens in---------- , MA.
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| 1375. |
In 1900 British annex ---------- (South Africa).
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| 1376. |
In 1901 Enrico---------- , Italy, nuclear physicist, born.
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| 1377. |
In 1901 First ---------- Peace Prizes (to Jean Henri Dunant, Frederic Passy).
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| 1378. |
In 1901 Pres William ---------- assassinated by Leon Czologosz in Buffalo, New York.
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| 1379. |
In 1904 ---------- Horowitz, pianist born
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| 1380. |
In 1904 Federation Internationale de Football Association (---------- ), Soccer's World governing body forms.
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| 1381. |
In 1904 Sir John ---------- , actor, singer, born.
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| 1382. |
In 1905 Felix---------- , U.S. physicist (Nobel 1952), born.
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| 1383. |
In 1906 James A ---------- circus showman (Barnum & Bailey), dies at 58
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| 1384. |
In 1906 Karl ---------- demonstrates the first 'permanent wave' for hair, in London.
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| 1385. |
In 1907 (USA) For the 1st time a ball drops at ---------- Square to signal the new year.
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| 1386. |
In 1908 ---------- unites with Greece.
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| 1387. |
In 1908 Buddy---------- , actor (Beverly Hillbillies, Barnaby Jones), born.
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| 1388. |
In 1909 Alberto Romero "Cubby" ---------- film producer, born.
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| 1389. |
In 1909 Comte de Lambert of France sets airplane altitude record of ---------- m.
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| 1390. |
In 1909 Victor Borge, pianist, ---------- , born.
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| 1391. |
In 1910 Fritz---------- , writer, born.
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| 1392. |
In 1911 (US) Gugliemo ---------- sends the first wireless message across the Atlantic.
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| 1393. |
In 1911 ---------- Burchett, Australian Communist, journalist, writer, born.
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| 1394. |
In 1912 Chuck Jones animator (---------- , Daffy Duck), born.
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| 1395. |
In 1912 RMS ---------- sets sail for its first and last voyage.
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| 1396. |
In 1912 Yuan ---------- elected the first President of the Republic of China.
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| 1397. |
In 1913 ---------- and Atlantic mix as engineers blow Gamboa Dam, opening the Panama Canal.
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| 1398. |
In 1913 Oleg ---------- Paris France, fashion designer for Jackie Kennedy, born.
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| 1399. |
In 1914 Cardinal ---------- della Chiesa becomes Pope Benedict XV.
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| 1400. |
In 1914 Gypsy Rose ---------- (in Seattle, WA), stripper, born.
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