1789 - Deputies of the French Third EstateIn France of the ancien regime and the age of the French Revolution, the term Third Estate tiers etat indicated the generality of people which were not part of the clergy (the First Estate) nor of the nobility (the Second Estate). From these terms came th took the Tennis Court OathJacques-Louis David of the Tennis Court Oath. The Tennis Court Oath serment du jeu de paume was a pledge signed by 577 members of France's Third Estate on June 20, 1789. It was an early decisive step in starting the French Revolution. King Louis XVI had l
1819Events January 17 Simon Bolivar proclaims the Republic of Colombia January 29 Sir Stamford Raffles lands on the island of Singapore February 6 Formal treaty between Sultan Hussein of Johor and the British Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles originates Singapore F - The US vessel Savannah arrives at LiverpoolFor alternate uses of "Liverpool" see Liverpool (disambiguation Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside in north west England, on the north side of the Mersey estuary. Liverpool is governed by Liverpool City Council, one of five council. She is the first steam-propelled vessel to cross the Atlantic, most of the journey was made under sail.
1837Events January 10 DePauw University founded in Greencastle, Indiana January 26 Michigan is admitted as the 26th U. State February 8 Richard Johnson becomes the first Vice President of the United States chosen by the United States Senate February 11 Americ - Queen Victoria succeeds to the British throne.
1862Events January-March January 10 End of term for John Gately Downey, 7th Governor of California. He is succeeded by Amasa Leland Stanford. January 30 The first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor is launched. February 1 Julia Ward Howe's " Battle Hy - Barbu CatargiuBarbu Catargiu was a conservative Romanian journalist and politician. He was the prime minister of Romania in 1862 until he was assassinated on June 20 of that year. Catargiu, Barbu. is assassinated.
