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Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). 1813 - Events. March 17 - Through a newspaper, the Prussian king Frederick William III of Prussia calls for resistance against the Napoleonic occupation April 27 - War of 1812: Battle of York - United States troops raid, destroy, but do not hold the capital of Ontario, York (present day Toronto, Ontario). ...

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Wagner's contributions to art and culture are undeniable and monumental. In his lifetime, and for some years after, Wagner inspired fanatical devotion amongst his legions of fans, often considered by them to have a near god-like status. His music, Tristan und Isolde especially, broke important new ground. For years afterward, many composers felt compelled to align themselves with or against Wagner. Anton Bruckner and Hugo Wolf are indebted to him especially, as are Cesar Franck, Henri Duparc, Ernest Chausson, Jules Massenet, Alexander von Ze ...

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King William I of the Netherlands was born as Willem Frederik on 25 August 1772 in The Hague, and died December 12, 1843 in Berlin, Germany. He was named 'Sovereign Prince' of the Netherlands in 1813, proclaimed himself King in 1815, and abdicated in 1840. William I was also the grand duke of Luxembourg and count of Nassau. William I of the Netherlands - Biography. King William I's parents were the last stadtholder William V of Orange and his wife Wilhelmina of Prussia. Until 1813, William wa ...

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May 18 - 1048 to 1899. 1048 - Omar Khayyám, Persian poet (d. 1123) 1186 - Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218) 1474 - Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539) 1610 - Stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664) 1616 - Johann Jakob Froberger, German composer (d. 1667) 1662 O.S. - George Smalridge, English Bishop of Bristol (d. 1719) 1692 O.S. - Joseph Butler, English bishop and philosopher (d. 1752) 1711 - Ruđer Josip Bo ...

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March 6 - 1252 to 1899. 1252 - Saint Rose of Viterbo, Italian saint (b. 1235) 1490 - Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (b. 1458) 1531 - Pedrarias Dávila, Spanish conquistador 1627 - Krzysztof Zbaraski, Polish statesman (b. 1580) 1754 - Henry Pelham, Prime Minister of Great Britain (b. 1694) 1758 - Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington, English politician 1764 - Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1690) 1796 - Guillaume ...

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Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). 1851 - Events. January 23 - The flip of a coin determines whether a new city in Oregon is named after Boston, Massachusetts, or Portland, Maine, with Portland winning. March 1 - Victor Hugo gives spee ...

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On 24 February 1848, to general surprise, King Louis-Philippe abdicated in favour of his young grandson (his son and heir, Prince Ferdinand, having been killed in an accident some years earlier). Fearful of what had happened to Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, he quickly disguised himself and fled Paris. Riding in an ordinary cab under the name of "Mr Smith", he escaped to England. The Times of 6 March 1848 reported that he was received at Newhaven, East Sussex by the rector (Rev. Theyre Smith), the curate (Rev. Frederick Spurre ...

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The exact year of Tecumseh's birth is unknown; 1768 is the generally accepted estimate. He was born in the Ohio Country, probably in one of the Shawnee towns along the Scioto River. Nineteenth century traditions (and current Ohio historical markers) placed his birthplace further west, along the Little Miami River, although the Shawnee towns there were not settled until after Tecumseh's birth. Tecumseh's name (which has been translated variously "I Cross the Way" or "A Panther Crouching for His Prey") was a reference to his family clan (or ph ...

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1851 - Undated. Dictator Rosas overthrown in Brazil. New government recognizes independent Paraguay. New Blanco government in Uruguay Florida State University is founded. Gold discovered in Australia. St. Paul's College, Hong Kong is founded. Macy's department store founded by R.H. Macy. ...

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Thomas Jefferson - Appearance and temperament. Jefferson was six feet, two-and-one-half inches (189 cm) in height, large-boned, slender, erect and sinewy. He had angular features, very poor posture, a very ruddy complexion, strawberry blonde hair and hazel-flecked, grey eyes. In later years he was negligent in dress and loose in bearing. There was grace, nevertheless, in his manners; and his frank and earnest address, his quick sympathy (though he seemed cold to strangers), and his vivacious, desultory, in ...

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