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B. T. Finniss
1807Aug, 18

B. T. Finniss

B. T. Finniss, Australian politician, 1st Premier of South Australia (d. 1893)
Boyle Travers Finniss (18 August 1807 – 24 December 1893) was the first Premier of South Australia, serving from 24 October 1856 to 20 August 1857.

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    Battle of Eylau

    Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon finds Bennigsen's Russian forces taking a stand at Eylau. After bitter fighting, the French take the town, but the Russians resume the battle the next day.
  • 19Feb

    Aaron Burr

    Former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr is arrested for treason in Wakefield, Alabama and confined to Fort Stoddert.
  • 12Apr

    Fort Ricasoli

    The Froberg mutiny ends when the remaining mutineers blow up the magazine of Fort Ricasoli.
  • 22May

    Aaron Burr

    A grand jury indicts former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr on a charge of treason.
  • 20Jul

    Internal combustion engine

    Nicéphore Niépce is awarded a patent by Napoleon for the Pyréolophore, the world's first internal combustion engine, after it successfully powered a boat upstream on the river Saône in France.