Heinrich Gustav Magnus, German chemist and physicist (d. 1870)
Heinrich Gustav Magnus (German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈɡʊsta(ː)f ˈma(ː)ɡnʊs]; 2 May 1802 – 4 April 1870) was a notable German experimental scientist. His training was mostly in chemistry but his later research was mostly in physics. He spent the great bulk of his career at the University of Berlin, where he is remembered for his laboratory teaching as much as for his original research. He did not use his first given name, and was known throughout his life as Gustav Magnus.
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2 Pallas
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers discovers 2 Pallas, the second asteroid ever to be discovered. - 21Apr
Wahhabi sack of Karbala
Twelve thousand Wahhabis under Abdul-Aziz bin Muhammad, invaded city of Karbala, killed over three thousand inhabitants, and sacked the city. - 28May
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United States Military Academy
At West Point, New York, the United States Military Academy opens. - 3Sep
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William Wordsworth composes the sonnet Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802.