Dominique Jean Larrey, French physician and surgeon (b. 1766)
Baron Dominique Jean Larrey (French: [larɛ]; 8 July 1766 – 25 July 1842) was a French surgeon and military doctor, who distinguished himself in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. An important innovator in battlefield medicine and triage, he is often considered the first modern military surgeon.
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1842 retreat from Kabul
Dr. William Brydon, an assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 4,500 men and 12,000 camp followers when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. - 9Mar
Rancho San Francisco
The first documented discovery of gold in California occurs at Rancho San Francisco, six years before the California Gold Rush. - 30Mar
Crawford Long
Ether anesthesia is used for the first time, in an operation by the American surgeon Dr. Crawford Long. - 14Aug
Seminole Wars
American Indian Wars: Second Seminole War ends, with the Seminoles forced from Florida to Oklahoma. - 7Dec
Ureli Corelli Hill
First concert of the New York Philharmonic, founded by Ureli Corelli Hill.