Births on January 10

Carl Ritter von Ghega

Born on January 10, 1802

Carl Ritter von Ghega, Italian-Austrian engineer, designed the Semmering railway (d. 1860)

Karl Ritter von Ghega or Karl von Ghega (10 January 1802 – 14 March 1860) was an Austrian nobleman and the designer of the Semmering Railway from Gloggnitz to Mürzzuschlag. During his time, he was the most prominent of Austrian railway engineers and architects.

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Events on 1802

28 Mar

2 Pallas
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers discovers 2 Pallas, the second asteroid ever to be discovered.
21 Apr

Wahhabi sack of Karbala
Twelve thousand Wahhabis under Abdul-Aziz bin Muhammad, invaded city of Karbala, killed over three thousand inhabitants, and sacked the city.
28 May

Louis Delgrès
In Guadeloupe, 400 rebellious slaves, led by Louis Delgrès, blow themselves up rather than submit to Napoleon's troops
4 Jul

United States Military Academy
At West Point, New York, the United States Military Academy opens.
3 Sep

Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802
William Wordsworth composes the sonnet Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802.

Births on January 10

Carl Ritter von Ghega

Born on January 10, 1802

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Events on 1802

2 Pallas

Wahhabi sack of Karbala

Louis Delgrès

United States Military Academy

Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802