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Births on December 7

Thomas Bent
1838 Dec, 7

Thomas Bent

Thomas Bent, Australian businessman and politician, 22nd Premier of Victoria (d. 1909)
Sir Thomas Bent (7 December 1838 – 17 September 1909) was an Australian politician and the 22nd Premier of Victoria.

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Events on 1838

  • 6 Jan

    Telegraphy

    Alfred Vail demonstrates a telegraph system using dots and dashes (this is the forerunner of Morse code).
  • 28 Jun

    Queen Victoria

    Coronation of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
  • 18 Aug

    Puget Sound

    The Wilkes Expedition, which would explore the Puget Sound and Antarctica, weighs anchor at Hampton Roads.
  • 3 Sep

    Frederick Douglass

    Future abolitionist Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery.
  • 27 Oct

    Extermination Order (Mormonism)

    Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs issues the Extermination Order, which orders all Mormons to leave the state or be exterminated.