A year in the life: 1859
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March |
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Lane Fox nominated to become member of the Royal Geographical Society by Henry Rawlinson and RI Murchison |
Chapman, 1981: Chapter 1 |
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April |
11 |
Lane Fox attends meeting of Royal Geographical Society [RGS] |
The Times 13 April 1859 |
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April |
12, 14 or 15 |
Lane Fox's 32nd birthday |
See 1827 for uncertainty about exact date |
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May |
7 |
Lane Fox attends Her Majesty's Drawing Room |
The Times 9 May 1859 |
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June |
13 |
Lane Fox attends meeting of RGS |
The Times 16 June 1859 |
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July |
8 |
Death of William Frederick Pitt-Rivers, third son and heir of 4th Baron Rivers |
See here |
One of the chain of links that led to Pitt-Rivers inheritance |
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August |
27 |
First daughter, Ursula, born |
Thompson, 1977: 123 |
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November |
24 |
Publication of first edition of The Origin of Species ...' by Charles Darwin |
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