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Benjamin Harrison

Benjamin Harrison

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Born 1833
Died 1901
Parents John Scott Harrison (Father) Family
Occupation & Residence
Type Date Detail
Occupation President of the United States (1888-92)
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of William IV
  • Birth
    1833
    Born
  • Year of birth
    28 Aug 1833
    Slavery Abolition Act
  • Age c. 1
    14 Aug 1834
    New Poor Law introduces workhouses
  • Age c. 4
    20 Jun 1837
    Accession of Queen Victoria
    Reigned 1837–1901
  • Age c. 4
    1 Jul 1837
    Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
  • Age c. 7
    6 May 1840
    The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
  • Age c. 8
    6 Jun 1841
    First detailed national census
  • Age c. 12
    1845–1852
    Irish Potato Famine
  • Age c. 13
    26 Jun 1846
    Corn Laws repealed
  • Age c. 18
    1 May 1851
    Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
  • Age c. 19
    14 Sep 1852
    Duke of Wellington dies
  • Age c. 21
    1854–1856
    Crimean War
  • Age c. 21
    10 Jun 1854
    Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
  • Age c. 21
    31 Aug 1854
    Broad Street cholera outbreak
    John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
  • Age c. 23
    29 Jan 1856
    Victoria Cross instituted
  • Age c. 24
    1857–1858
    Indian Rebellion
  • Age c. 26
    24 Nov 1859
    Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
  • Age c. 30
    10 Jan 1863
    London Underground opens
    The world's first underground railway.
  • Age c. 30
    26 Oct 1863
    The Football Association is founded
  • Age c. 34
    15 Aug 1867
    Second Reform Act
  • Age c. 37
    9 Jun 1870
    Charles Dickens dies
  • Age c. 37
    9 Aug 1870
    Elementary Education Act
    Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
  • Age c. 39
    16 Mar 1872
    First FA Cup final
  • Age c. 39
    30 Nov 1872
    First international football match, Scotland v England
  • Age c. 43
    10 Mar 1876
    Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
  • Age c. 44
    9 Jul 1877
    First Wimbledon Championships
  • Age c. 46
    11 Jan 1879
    Zulu War begins
  • Age c. 46
    28 Dec 1879
    Tay Bridge disaster
  • Age c. 49
    19 Apr 1882
    Charles Darwin dies
  • Age c. 49
    29 Aug 1882
    England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
  • Age c. 51
    Dec 1884
    Third Reform Act
  • Age c. 55
    17 Apr 1888
    The Football League is founded
  • Age c. 55
    7 Dec 1888
    John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
  • Age c. 63
    2 Jun 1896
    Marconi patents wireless telegraphy
  • Age c. 66
    1899–1902
    Second Boer War
  • Age c. 68
    1901
    Died
  • Age c. 68
    22 Jan 1901
    Accession of Edward VII
    Reigned 1901–1910
  • Age c. 68
    22 Jan 1901
    Queen Victoria dies