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Clímaco Calderón
1852Aug, 23

Clímaco Calderón

Clímaco Calderón, Colombian lawyer and politician, 15th President of Colombia (d. 1913)
Clímaco Calderón Reyes (August 23, 1852 - July 19, 1913) was a Colombian lawyer and politician, who became 15th President of Colombia for one day, following the death of President Francisco Javier Zaldúa.

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    Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin is published.
  • 3Aug

    Harvard-Yale Regatta

    Harvard University wins the first Boat Race between Yale University and Harvard. The race is also the first American intercollegiate athletic event
  • 21Aug

    Fort Selkirk

    Tlingit Indians destroy Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory.
  • 24Sep

    Henri Giffard

    The first airship powered by (a steam) engine, created by Henri Giffard, travels 17 miles (27 km) from Paris to Trappes.
  • 16Nov

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