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1779 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State leaders From Categories: births - deaths 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). 1779 - Events. The Iron Bridge is completed across the River Severn in Shropshi ...

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1850 - January - April. January 4 - Frederick York Powell, English historian and scholar (died 1904) January 6 - Eduard Bernstein, German social democratic theoretician and politician (died 1932) January 6 - Xaver Scharwenka, Polish-German composer (died 1924) January 10 - John Wellborn Root, U.S. architect (died 1891) January 11 - Philipp von Ferrary, Italian stamp collector (died 1917) January 14 - Pierre Loti, French sailor and writer (died 1923) Janu ...

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1850 - Unknown Date. The United States Republican Party is founded Foundation of the University of Sydney, the oldest in Australia The American System of Watch Manufacturing starts in Roxbury, Mass.U.S.A. Waltham Watch Company Bingley Hall, the world's first purpose- built exhibition hall, opens in Birmingham, England. Pinkerton Detective Agency France begins to transport colonists to Algeria Modern acoustic guitar created in Spain Rifling becom ...

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Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 1850 - Events. January 4 - The first American ice-skating club is formed (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). January 29 - Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the U.S. Congress February 28 - University of Utah opens in Salt Lake City, Utah March 7 - United States Senator Daniel Webster giv ...

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Catherine the Great (April 21, 1729—November 6, 1796 (O.S.)), born Sophie Augusta Fredericka of Anhalt-Zerbst, reigned as Empress of Russia from June 28, 1762 to her death. A cousin to Gustav III of Sweden and Charles XIII of Sweden, Catherine is referred to as an "enlightened monarch" (also referred to as an "enlightened despot"), though some argue that this title is exaggerated. A German Princess, Sophie Augusta Fredericka (nicknamed Figchen) was born in Stettin to Christian Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, ...

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Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). 1820 - Events. January 1 - Constitutionalist military insurrection at Cádiz leads to summoning of Spanish parliament (March 7) and restoration of 1812 Constitution (March 8) by king Ferdinand VII. (See Mid-nineteenth century Spain.) January 28 - Russian expedition lead by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and M ...

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College of William and Mary - Early History. The history of the College's founding predates the founding of the United States. It begins in the Virginia Colony, which was first established at Jamestown in 1607. A school of higher education had long been a goal of the original colonists and a notable effort was chartered in 1618 at Henricus (but the plan unfortunately disappeared, along with the ent ...

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Zebulon Montgomery Pike (January 5, 1779–April 27, 1813) was an American soldier and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado is named. His Pike expedition, often compared to the Lewis and Clark expedition, mapped much of the southern portion of the Louisiana Purchase. Pike was born in Lamberton, New Jersey. His father, also Zebulon Pike, was an officer in the United States Army under General George Washington and remained in service after the end of the Revolutionary War. Pike grew to adulthood in a series of Midwestern outp ...

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The Zand tribe were a tribe of Lors of Lorestan, most known for his member Muhammad Karim Khan Zand, who become the Regent of Southern Persia for Ismail III. in 1750. After his death in 1779, internal conflicts for his succession resulted in a weakening of the dinasty, ending with the defeat of Karim Khan's nephew over regional rulers. Other related archives1750, 1779, Ismail III., Karim Khan, Lorestan

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The Zand dynasty ruled southern and central Iran (1750–1794). The dynasty was formed by Karim Khan, chief of the Zand tribe of Lurs who had previously been moved by Nadir Shah to eastern Iran, but had returned after the death of the latter. Karim Khan and Alimardan Khan Bakhtiari took control of central Iran following the unrest that arose from the assassination of Nadir Shah (1747). They both chose a minor prince of the Safavid Dynasty as their puppet ruler and named him Ismail III. Karim Khan chose to be the military comman ...

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Charles Albert (October 2, 1798 – July 28, 1849) was the Duke of Savoy, Piedmont, Aosta and King of Sardinia from 1831 to 1849. He succeeded Charles Felix, and his name is bound with the first Italian statute and the First War of Independence (1848–1849). He abdicated after his forces were defeated by the Austrian army at the Battle of Novara (1849). He was born in Turin in 1798, to Carlo Emanuele (1770-1800), 6th Prince of Carignano and Albertina Maria Cristina of Saxony (1779-1851). His father was a fifth-generation descedant of Thomas Francis, Prince of Cari ...

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The College of William and Mary The College of William and Mary in Virginia is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States (after Harvard University). The Reverend James Blair founded the College in 1693 by virtue of a Royal Charter issued by King William III and Queen Mary II of England, Orange, Scotland and Irelan ...

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Bryansk (Russian: Бря́нск) is a city in Russia, 379 km South-West from Moscow. It is the administrative center of Bryansk Oblast. Geographical location 53°16′N 34°25′E. Population 454,700 (2001). Bryansk - History. The city was founded in 985 as a military settlement on the right bank of Desna River. It was first mentioned in written records in 1146 as Dobryansk (Russian: Дебря́нск). It was a possession of elder line of Chernigov branch of the Rurikovich dy ...

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Longitude: Braunau am Inn is a city in the Innviertel (River Inn area) of Upper Austria (Oberösterreich), the north-western province of Austria. It lies about 90 km west of Linz and about 60 km north of Salzburg, close to the border with the German Bundesland of Bavaria. The population in 2001 was 16,372. A port of entry, it is connected by bridges over the Inn ...

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* 7 inmates are on death row in more than one state, making total lower than sum of state numbers. Capital punishment in the United States is officially sanctioned by 36 of the 50 states, as well as by the federal government. The overwhelming majority of executions are performed by the states; the federal government maintains the right to use capital punishment (also known as the death penalty) but does so relatively infrequently. Each state practicing capital punishment h ...

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James Cook (October 27, 1728 (O.S.) – February 14, 1779) was a British explorer, navigator, and map maker. He made three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, during which large areas were accurately charted, and several islands and coastlines recorded for the first time on European maps. His most notable accomplishments were the British discovery and claiming of the east coast of Australia, the European discovery of the Hawaiian Islands, and the first circumnavigation and mapping of New Zealand. James Cook - Early Life. Including:

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William Boyce (September 1, 1711 – February 7, 1779) is widely regarded as one of the most important English-born composers of the 18th century. Born in London, Boyce was a choirboy at St Paul's Cathedral before studying music with Maurice Greene after his voice broke. His first professional appointment came in 1734 when he got a job as an organist. He went on to take a number of similar posts before being appointed Master of the King's Musick in 175 ...

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William Carey (August 17, 1761 – June 9, 1834) was an English missionary and Baptist minister, known as the "father of modern missions." Carey was one of the founders of the Baptist Missionary Society. As a missionary in Serampore, India, he translated the Bible into Bengali, Sanskrit, and numerous other languages and dialects. William Carey - Childhood and early adulthood. Carey, the eldest of five children, was born to Edmund and Elizabeth Carey, who were weavers by trade in the village of Paulerspury i ...

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List of cities and towns in Finland - Towns founded. Alajärvi (1986) Alavus (Alavo in Swedish) (1977) Anjalankoski (1977) Espoo (Esbo in Swedish) (1972) Forssa (1964) Haapajärvi (Aspsjö In Swedish) (1977) Haapavesi Hamina (Fredrikshamn in Swedish) (1653) Hanko (Hangö in Swedish) (1874) Harjavalta (1977) Heinola (1839) Helsinki (Helsingfors in Swedish) (1550) Huittinen (Vittis in Swedish) (1977)Including:

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Christoph Willibald (von) Gluck (July 2, 1714 – November 15, 1787) was a German composer. He is seen as one of the most important opera composers of the Classical music era, and is particularly remembered for the opera Orfeo ed Euridice, the best known part of which is probably the Dance of the Blessed Spirits, a slow, soft melody for flute and orchestra. Gluck was born in Erasbach, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany to a forester in the service of a nobleman. He studied music and philosophy in Prague from the age of eighteen ...

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