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Events in 1784 3
1784 – 1844Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1784-1844)Died 29 January 1844, aged 60German duke who founded the Saxe-Coburg and Gotha line. He was the father of Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria.
1784 – 1846Friedrich Bessel (1784-1846)Died 17 March 1846, aged 61Bessel was a German astronomer and mathematician. In 1838 he made the first reliable measurement of the distance to a star, 61 Cygni, using parallax. The Bessel functions are named after him.
1784 – 1850Zachary Taylor12th President — Old Rough and ReadyZachary Taylor (Nov 24, 1784 – Jul 9, 1850) was the 12th President, serving only 16 months before dying in office, possibly of acute gastroenteritis contracted at a Fourth of July event. He was a hero of the Mexican-American War.