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Ellis RUSSELL

Male 1730 - 1802  (71 years)

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   Date  Event(s)
1775 
  • 18 Apr 1775: American Revolutionary War
    American Revolutionary War
1776 
  • 4 Jul 1776: United States Declaration of Independence
1788 
  • 26 Jun 1788: The British Crown Colony of New South Wales started with the establishment of a settlement and penal colony at Port Jackson by Captain Arthur Phillip on 26 January 1788.
1794 
  • 1794: The name Australia is used by George Shaw and appears to be the first documented use.
1800 
  • 1800: Electric light first produced by Sir Humphrey Davy
  • 1800: Herschel discovers infra-red light
  • 1800: Volta makes first electrical battery
1801 
  • 1 Jan 1801: Union Jack becomes the official British flag