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John Cox Bray
1842May, 31

John Cox Bray

John Cox Bray, Australian politician, 15th Premier of South Australia (d. 1894)
Sir John Cox Bray (31 May 1842 – 13 June 1894) was a prominent South Australian politician and the first native-born Premier of South Australia (1881–1884).

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  • 13Jan

    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.