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James Felix Bridger was born on March 17, 1804, in Richmond, Virginia. [6] His parents were James Bridger, an innkeeper in Richmond, and his wife, Chloe. [6] About 1812, the family moved near St. Louis at the eastern edge of America's vast new western frontier. [6]
The famous opening line of Edward Bulwer-Lytton's (anonymous) novel, Paul Clifford, published this year, begins: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the ...
1824–1830 United States Perkins, “Moccasin Bill” 1825–1904 1860–1904 United States: William Henry Perkins (Not to be confused with Buffalo Bill. Not to be confused with Moccasin Bill, Cunning Serpent of Ojibwah") Provost, Etienne: 1785–1850 1822–1830 Canada [18] Rose, Edward: 1780–1833 1807–1833 United States Russell, Osborne
The 1830s (pronounced "eighteen-thirties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1830, and ended on December 31, 1839. In this decade, the world saw a rapid rise of imperialism and colonialism, particularly in Asia and Africa. Britain saw a surge of power and world dominance, as Queen Victoria took to the throne in 1837.
Bungaree by Augustus Earle (1826) Portrait by Augustus Earle. Bungaree, or Boongaree (c. 1775 – 24 November 1830), born presumably in the Rocky Point area, New South Wales, was an Aboriginal Australian from the Darug people of the Broken Bay north of Sydney, who was known as an explorer, entertainer, and Aboriginal community leader.
January 17 – Elizabeth Willing Powel, socialite and Patriot (born 1743) February 1 – Thomas W. Cobb, U.S. Senator from Georgia from 1824 to 1828 (born 1784) June 25 – Ephraim McDowell, physician and pioneer surgeon (born 1771) July 2 – Robert H. Adams, U.S. Senator from Mississippi in 1830 (born 1792)
Sir Thomas Lawrence PRA FRS (13 April 1769 – 7 January 1830) was an English portrait painter and the fourth president of the Royal Academy.A child prodigy, he was born in Bristol and began drawing in Devizes, where his father was an innkeeper at the Bear Hotel in the Market Square.
Eliab Harvey (1758–1830), admiral, captain of HMS Temeraire, which played a crucial role at the Battle of Trafalgar; Edward Hawke (1705–1781), Admiral of the Fleet, best known as the admiral at the Battle of Quiberon Bay; John Hawkwood (1320–1394), famous medieval mercenary; Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood (1724–1816), mentor of Nelson