1543 Nicolaus Copernicus, astronomer, died. 1809 Dartmoor Prison was opened. 1819— Birth of Queen Victoria. ..
... 1543 Nicolaus Copernicus, astronomer, died. 1809 Dartmoor Prison was opened. 1819— Birth of Queen Victoria. 1844 The first Morse Code message was successfully sent, in America. 1895 Henry Irving became the first person to be knighted for services to the ...