1869 Fact Sheet

Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country

Record Name Year Country Region Source Inventor Name
Celluloid 1869 United States North America Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 John Wesley Hyatt
Margarine 1869 France Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès

Database: Best Selling Video Game Systems

Record Name Company Console Year Released Type Sales (to 2007) Source
Nintendo Game Boy Nintendo Game Boy 1989 Handheld 118690000 Wikipedia

Database: Tallest Churches in the World

Record Name Year Complete City Country Church Height (Meters) Height (Feet) Source
Basilica 1869 Esztergom Hungary Basilica 100.0 m 328 ft Wikipedia

Database: Meteorites that have fallen on Canadian soil

Record Name Province Country Year Material Discovery Type Mass (kg)
Iron Creek (Iron) Alberta Canada 1869 Iron Find 175

Database: Hans Christian Andersen Stories and Fairy Tales By Year

Record Name Year Author Story Title
The Days of the Week - Hans Christian Andersen 1869 Hans Christian Andersen The Days of the Week
The Court Cards - Hans Christian Andersen 1869 Hans Christian Andersen The Court Cards
Luck May Lie in a Pin - Hans Christian Andersen 1869 Hans Christian Andersen Luck May Lie in a Pin
Sunshine Stories - Hans Christian Andersen 1869 Hans Christian Andersen Sunshine Stories
The Comet - Hans Christian Andersen 1869 Hans Christian Andersen The Comet
The Rags - Hans Christian Andersen 1869 Hans Christian Andersen The Rags
What One Can Invent - Hans Christian Andersen 1869 Hans Christian Andersen What One Can Invent
The Thistle’s Experiences - Hans Christian Andersen 1869 Hans Christian Andersen The Thistle’s Experiences
Poultry Meg’s Family - Hans Christian Andersen 1869 Hans Christian Andersen Poultry Meg’s Family

Database: US Presidents

Record Name Birth State Religion Political Party Died Country Term Start Term Finish Birthdate Date of Death Inauguration Age Age at Death Number
Pierce N.H. Episcopalian Democrat Died after Office United States 1853 1857 11/23/1804 10/8/1869 48 64 14
A. Johnson NORTH CAROLINA Union Died in Office United States 1865 1869 12/29/1808 7/31/1875 56 66 17
Grant OHIO Methodist Repubilican Died after Office United States 1869 1877 4/27/1822 7/23/1885 46 63 18

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