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Francis Garnier
1873 Dec, 21

Francis Garnier

Francis Garnier, French admiral and explorer (b. 1839)
Marie Joseph François Garnier (Vietnamese: Ngạc Nhi; 25 July 1839 – 21 December 1873) was a French officer, inspector of Indigenous Affairs of Cochinchina and explorer. He eventually became mission leader of the Mekong Exploration Commission in 19th century Southeast Asia.

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Events on 1873

  • 18 Feb

    Vasil Levski

    Bulgarian revolutionary leader Vasil Levski is executed by hanging in Sofia by the Ottoman authorities.
  • 22 Mar

    Slavery in the Spanish New World colonies

    The Spanish National Assembly abolishes slavery in Puerto Rico.
  • 1 Jul

    Canadian Confederation

    Prince Edward Island joins into Canadian Confederation.
  • 4 Aug

    7th Cavalry Regiment

    American Indian Wars: While protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer clashes for the first time with the Cheyenne and Lakota people near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed.
  • 20 Oct

    Princeton University

    Yale, Princeton, Columbia, and Rutgers universities draft the first code of American football rules.