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1869 AD Nov 17th(143 years)
The Suez Canal was opened
The Suez Canal was triumphantly opened by French Empress Eugenie on 17th November 1869. It connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea and allows transportation by water between Europe and Asia wit...Event 97 (1 images) -
1866 AD Mar 4th(146 years)
Alexander Campbell died
Alexander Campbell (12 September 1788 – 4 March 1866) was a leader of the Restoration Movement, also known as Stone-Campbell Movement in the United States of America.Event 42 (1 images) -
1861 AD Jun 25th(151 years)
Sultan Abdul Mejid I died
Abdul Mejid I (23/25 April 1823 – 25 June 1861) was the 31st Sultan of the Ottoman Empire famous for the application of the Tanzimat (Reorganization) reforms, which started the modernization of the Em...Event 77 (1 images) -
1849 AD May 10th(163 years)
Katsushika Hokusai died
Katsushika Hokusai (23 September 1760 – 10 May 1849) was a Japanese artist and printmaker of the Edo period, best known for his woodblock print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. Part of it is the...Event 17 (1 images) -
1839 AD Jun 11th(173 years)
Alexandre Lenoir died
Alexandre Lenoir (27 December 1761 – 11 June 1839) was a French archaeologist, devoted to saving France's historic monuments from the ravages of the French Revolution.Event 99 (1 images) -
1834 AD May 20th(178 years)
Gilbert du Motier died
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette (6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), known simply as Lafayette, was a French aristocrat, a general in the American Revolutionary War and a leader of the Garde nat...Event 44 (1 images)