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Robert G. Ingersoll
1833Aug, 11

Robert G. Ingersoll

Robert G. Ingersoll, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 1899)
Robert Green Ingersoll (; August 11, 1833 – July 21, 1899) was an American lawyer, writer, and orator during the Golden Age of Free Thought, who campaigned in defense of agnosticism. He was nicknamed "The Great Agnostic".

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  • 13Jan

    Nullification Crisis

    United States President Andrew Jackson writes to Vice President Martin Van Buren expressing his opposition to South Carolina's defiance of federal authority in the Nullification Crisis.
  • 10May

    Lê Văn Khôi revolt

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  • 5Jul

    Lê Văn Khôi revolt

    Lê Văn Khôi along with 27 soldiers stage a mutiny taking over the Phiên An citadel, developing into the Lê Văn Khôi revolt against Emperor Minh Mạng.
  • 5Jul

    Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1833)

    Admiral Charles Napier vanquishes the navy of the Portuguese usurper Dom Miguel at the third Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
  • 11Jul

    Yagan

    Noongar Australian aboriginal warrior Yagan, wanted for the murder of white colonists in Western Australia, is killed.