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Edward Baldwin Courtenay

Edward Baldwin Courtenay

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Born 7 MAY 1836 , Grosvenor Street, London, ENG
Died 15 JAN 1891 , Boodle's Club, St. James', London, ENG
Parents William Reginald Courtenay (Father) Family
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Born in the reign of William IV
  • Birth
    7 May 1836
    Born at Grosvenor Street, London, ENG
  • Age 1
    20 Jun 1837
    Accession of Queen Victoria
    Reigned 1837–1901
  • Age 1
    1 Jul 1837
    Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
  • Age 3
    6 May 1840
    The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
  • Age 5
    6 Jun 1841
    First detailed national census
  • Age 9
    1845–1852
    Irish Potato Famine
  • Age 10
    26 Jun 1846
    Corn Laws repealed
  • Age 14
    1 May 1851
    Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
  • Age 16
    14 Sep 1852
    Duke of Wellington dies
  • Age 17
    1854–1856
    Crimean War
  • Age 18
    10 Jun 1854
    Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
  • Age 18
    31 Aug 1854
    Broad Street cholera outbreak
    John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
  • Age 19
    29 Jan 1856
    Victoria Cross instituted
  • Age 21
    1857–1858
    Indian Rebellion
  • Age 23
    24 Nov 1859
    Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
  • Age 26
    10 Jan 1863
    London Underground opens
    The world's first underground railway.
  • Age 27
    26 Oct 1863
    The Football Association is founded
  • Age 31
    15 Aug 1867
    Second Reform Act
  • Age 34
    9 Jun 1870
    Charles Dickens dies
  • Age 34
    9 Aug 1870
    Elementary Education Act
    Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
  • Age 35
    16 Mar 1872
    First FA Cup final
  • Age 36
    30 Nov 1872
    First international football match, Scotland v England
  • Age 39
    10 Mar 1876
    Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
  • Age 41
    9 Jul 1877
    First Wimbledon Championships
  • Age 42
    11 Jan 1879
    Zulu War begins
  • Age 43
    28 Dec 1879
    Tay Bridge disaster
  • Age 45
    19 Apr 1882
    Charles Darwin dies
  • Age 46
    29 Aug 1882
    England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
  • Age 48
    Dec 1884
    Third Reform Act
  • Age 51
    17 Apr 1888
    The Football League is founded
  • Age 52
    18 Nov 1888
    Father William Reginald died
  • Age 52
    7 Dec 1888
    John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
  • Age 54
    15 Jan 1891
    Died at Boodle's Club, St. James', London, ENG