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Alvan Wentworth Chapman
1899Apr, 6

Alvan Wentworth Chapman

Alvan Wentworth Chapman, American physician and botanist (b. 1809)
Alvan Wentworth Chapman (September 28, 1809 – April 6, 1899) was an American physician and pioneering botanist in the study of flora of the American Southeast.: 50  He wrote Flora of the Southern United States, the first comprehensive description of US plants in any region beyond the northeastern states.

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    Canberra

    The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra, between Sydney and Melbourne.
  • 4Feb

    Battle of Manila (1899)

    The Philippine-American War begins with the Battle of Manila.
  • 6Feb

    Treaty of Paris (1898)

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  • 18Apr

    Royal charter

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