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South African College is founded in Cape Town, South Africa; later to separate into the University of Cape Town and the South African College Schools. |
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The Russian army under Ivan Paskevich storms Yerevan, ending a millennium of Muslim domination in Armenia. |
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Opening of the Congress of Vienna, intended to redraw the Europes political map after the defeat of Napoléon the previous spring. |
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The first steamboat to sail the Mississippi River arrives in New Orléans, Louisiana. |
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Spain cedes Louisiana to France via the Treaty of San Ildefonso. |
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Belgium is conquered by France. |
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First session of the French Legislative Assembly. |
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Nguyen Hue declares himself emperor of Vietnam. |
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Russians under Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn. |
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Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar since 1184, is killed in the Siege of Acre. |
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John XIII becomes Pope. |
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Edgar the Peaceable becomes king of all England. |