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★28 May 1802
In an attempt to resist the reintroduction of slavery in Guadeloupe, Louis Delgrès and hundreds of his followers blew themselves up, killing many French troops in the process.

★11 Apr 1814
The Treaty of Fontainebleau was signed, ending the War of the Sixth Coalition, and forcing Napoleon to abdicate as ruler of France and sending him into exile on Elba.

★20 Apr 1818
Four days after the Court of King's Bench in England upheld a murder suspect's right to trial by battle in Ashford v Thornton, the plaintiff declined to fight, allowing the defendant to go free.

★27 Jan 1820
A Russian expedition led by naval officers Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev became the first explorers to see the coast of Antarctica.

★04 Mar 1824
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution, a charity that saves lives at sea around the coasts of the British Isles, was founded as the National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck by author and philanthropist William Hillary.

★08 Sep 1831
The Russian Empire brought the Polish November Uprising to an end when its troops captured Warsaw after a two-day assault.

★12 Sep 1848
Switzerland became a federal state with the adoption of a new constitution.

★09 Apr 1866
The Civil Rights Act of 1866, the United States' first federal law to affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law, was enacted.

★21 Jul 1877
During the Great Railroad Strike of 1877, much of central Pittsburgh was burned and looted in the Pittsburgh railway riots.

★05 Sep 1882
A group of London school boys led by Bobby Buckle founded Hotspur Football Club so they could continue to play sports during the winter months.

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