Louis Daguerre, French physicist and photographer, developed the daguerreotype (d. 1851)
Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre ( (listen) də-GAIR, French: [lwi ʒɑk mɑ̃de daɡɛʁ]; 18 November 1787 – 10 July 1851) was a French artist and photographer, recognized for his invention of the eponymous daguerreotype process of photography. He became known as one of the fathers of photography. Though he is most famous for his contributions to photography, he was also an accomplished painter, scenic designer, and a developer of the diorama theatre.

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Moons of Uranus
William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus. - 13May
Arthur Phillip
Captain Arthur Phillip leaves Portsmouth, England, with eleven ships full of convicts (the "First Fleet") to establish a penal colony in Australia. - 20Jun
Federal Convention
Oliver Ellsworth moves at the Federal Convention to call the government the 'United States'. - 6Aug
Constitutional Convention (United States)
Sixty proof sheets of the Constitution of the United States are delivered to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. - 12Dec
United States Constitution
Pennsylvania becomes the second state to ratify the United States Constitution, five days after Delaware became the first.