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Antoine Augustin Cournot
1801Aug, 28

Antoine Augustin Cournot

Antoine Augustin Cournot, French mathematician and philosopher (d. 1877)
Antoine Augustin Cournot (28 August 1801 – 31 March 1877) was a French philosopher and mathematician who also contributed to the development of economics.

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  • 1Jan

    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

    The legislative union of Kingdom of Great Britain and Kingdom of Ireland is completed to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
  • 17Feb

    Thomas Jefferson

    An electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is resolved when Jefferson is elected President of the United States and Burr, Vice President by the United States House of Representatives.
  • 2Apr

    Battle of Copenhagen (1801)

    French Revolutionary Wars: The British capture the Danish fleet.
  • 10May

    Barbary pirates

    First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America.
  • 1Aug

    Action of 1 August 1801

    First Barbary War: The American schooner USS Enterprise captures the Tripolitan polacca Tripoli in a single-ship action off the coast of modern-day Libya.