Deaths on November 6

Claude Louis Berthollet

Died on November 6, 1822

Claude Louis Berthollet, French chemist and academic (b. 1748)

Claude Louis Berthollet (9 December 1748 – 6 November 1822) was a Savoyard-French chemist who became vice president of the French Senate in 1804. He is known for his scientific contributions to theory of chemical equilibria via the mechanism of reverse chemical reactions, and for his contribution to modern chemical nomenclature. On a practical basis, Berthollet was the first to demonstrate the bleaching action of chlorine gas, and was first to develop a solution of sodium hypochlorite as a modern bleaching agent.

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Events on 1822

13 Jan

First National Assembly at Epidaurus
The design of the Greek flag is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus.
15 Jan

Demetrios Ypsilantis
Greek War of Independence: Demetrios Ypsilantis is elected president of the legislative assembly.
14 Jun

Difference engine
Charles Babbage proposes a difference engine in a paper to the Royal Astronomical Society entitled "Note on the application of machinery to the computation of astronomical and mathematical tables".
2 Jul

Denmark Vesey
Thirty-five slaves are hanged in South Carolina, including Denmark Vesey, after being accused of organizing a slave rebellion.
26 Jul

Guayaquil Conference
José de San Martín arrives in Guayaquil, Ecuador, to meet with Simón Bolívar.

Deaths on November 6

Claude Louis Berthollet

Died on November 6, 1822

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Events on 1822

First National Assembly at Epidaurus

Demetrios Ypsilantis

Difference engine

Denmark Vesey

Guayaquil Conference