Charles Babbage, English mathematician, philosopher, and engineer, known for english mathematician, philosopher, and engineer, died on 1871-10-18. Charles Babbage (26 December 1791 – 18 October 1871) was an English polymath. A mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer, Babbage originated the concept of a digital programmable computer.
Charles Babbage dies
Charles Babbage, English mathematician, philosopher, and engineer, known for english mathematician, philosopher, and engineer, died on 1871-10-18.
Historical Significance
Charles Babbage is English mathematician, philosopher, and engineer.
Key People
Charles Babbage
mathematician, philosopher, and engineer
English mathematician, philosopher, and engineer
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Events Before
American lawman Wyatt Earp (21) weds Urilla Sutherland (20) in Lamar, Missouri, until her death in August of the same ye
American lawman Wyatt Earp (21) weds Urilla Sutherland (20) in Lamar, Missouri, until her death in August of the same year
American writer (Huckleberry Finn) Samuel Langhorne Clemens, pen name Mark Twain, (34) marries Olivia Langdon (24) in El
American writer (Huckleberry Finn) Samuel Langhorne Clemens, pen name Mark Twain, (34) marries Olivia Langdon (24) in Elmira, NY
Iowa ratifies the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution, allowing suffrage for all races and colors
Iowa ratifies the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution, allowing suffrage for all races and colors
Impressionist Painter Claude Monet (29) weds model Camille Doncieux in Paris
Impressionist Painter Claude Monet (29) weds model Camille Doncieux in Paris
The 15th Amendment to the US Constitution is adopted, guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of race
The Fifteenth Amendment (Amendment XV) to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal government or any state from denying or abridging a citizen's right to vote "on account of race, color,…
Events After
The Moerdijk railway bridge over Hollands Diep in South Holland opens, becoming the longest bridge in Europe at that tim
The Moerdijk railway bridge over Hollands Diep in South Holland opens, becoming the longest bridge in Europe at that time
Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in Axum in over 200 years
Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in Axum in over 200 years
German physicist and X-ray pioneer Wilhelm Röntgen (26) weds Anna Bertha Ludwig in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, until her dea
German physicist and X-ray pioneer Wilhelm Röntgen (26) weds Anna Bertha Ludwig in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, until her death in1919
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art opens
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, colloquially referred to as the Met, is an encyclopedic art museum in New York City.
Yellowstone becomes the world's first national park
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Belgium disbands its salt tax
Belgium disbands its salt tax
The Moerdijk railway bridge over Hollands Diep in South Holland opens, becoming the longest bridge in Europe at that tim
The Moerdijk railway bridge over Hollands Diep in South Holland opens, becoming the longest bridge in Europe at that time
Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar
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New York City annexes the West Bronx
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