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John Wisden
1826Sep, 5

John Wisden

John Wisden, English cricketer and businessman (d. 1884)
John Wisden (5 September 1826 – 5 April 1884) was an English cricketer who played 187 first-class cricket matches for three English county cricket teams, Kent, Middlesex and Sussex. He is now best known for launching the eponymous Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 1864, the year after he retired from first-class cricket.

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    Samuel Morey received a patent for a compressionless "Gas or Vapor Engine".
  • 21Jun

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    Maniots defeat Egyptians under Ibrahim Pasha in the Battle of Vergas.
  • 11Sep

    William Morgan (anti-Mason)

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  • 16Dec

    Fredonian Rebellion

    Benjamin W. Edwards rides into Mexican-controlled Nacogdoches, Texas, and declares himself ruler of the Republic of Fredonia.
  • 21Dec

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