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Charles Lewis Tiffany is born

Charles Lewis Tiffany, American businessman and jeweller, known for american businessman and jeweller, was born on 1812-02-15.

Charles Lewis Tiffany, American businessman and jeweller, known for american businessman and jeweller, was born on 1812-02-15. Charles Lewis Tiffany (February 15, 1812 – February 18, 1902) was an American businessman and jeweler who founded New York City's Tiffany & Co. in 1837.

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Charles Lewis Tiffany is American businessman and jeweller.

Key People

Charles Lewis Tiffany

businessman and jeweller

American businessman and jeweller

Events Before

  1. US Vice President John C. Calhoun (28) weds Floride Bonneau (19)

    US Vice President John C. Calhoun (28) weds Floride Bonneau (19)

  2. First US colonists on the Pacific coast arrive at Cape Disappointment, Washington

    First US colonists on the Pacific coast arrive at Cape Disappointment, Washington

  3. Venezuelan Declaration of Independence: Seven provinces declare independence from Spain

    The Venezuelan Declaration of Independence (Spanish: Acta de la Declaración de Independencia de Venezuela) is a document drafted and adopted by Venezuela on July 5, 1811, through which Venezuelans...

  4. English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (19) elopes to Scotland with 1st wife Harriet Westbrook (16)

    Percy Bysshe Shelley ( BISH; 4 August 1792 – 8 July 1822) was an English writer who is considered one of the major English Romantic poets.

  5. British East India Company force led by Baron Minto conquers Java, then part of the Dutch East Indies. Stamford Raffles

    British East India Company force led by Baron Minto conquers Java, then part of the Dutch East Indies. Stamford Raffles is appointed lieutenant-governor.

Events After

  1. Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" is published by Thomas Egerton in the United Kingdom

    Pride and Prejudice is the second published novel (but third to be written) by English author Jane Austen, written when she was aged 20–21, and later published in 1813. A novel of manners, it follows…

  2. John Tyler (23) later 10th US President, marries 1st wife Letitia Christian Tyler (22)

    John Tyler (23) later 10th US President, marries 1st wife Letitia Christian Tyler (22)

  3. Austrian composer Johann Nepomuk Hummel (35) weds German opera singer Elisabeth Röckel (20) in Vienna, Austria, until hi

    Austrian composer Johann Nepomuk Hummel (35) weds German opera singer Elisabeth Röckel (20) in Vienna, Austria, until his death in 1837

  4. South American independence leader Simón Bolívar enters Mérida, leading the invasion of Venezuela, and is proclaimed El

    South American independence leader Simón Bolívar enters Mérida, leading the invasion of Venezuela, and is proclaimed El Libertador (The Liberator)

  5. American naval commander Oliver Hazard Perry defeats the British in the Battle of Lake Erie

    Oliver Hazard Perry (August 23, 1785 – August 23, 1819) was a United States Navy officer from South Kingstown, Rhode Island.

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Charles Lewis Tiffany, American businessman and jeweller, known for american businessman and jeweller, was born on 1812-02-15. Charles Lewis Tiffany (February 15, 1812 – February 18, 1902) was an American businessman and jeweler who founded New York City's Tiffany & Co. in 1837.
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Charles Lewis Tiffany is American businessman and jeweller.
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