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1828 – 1889Nikolay Chernyshevsky (1828-1889)Died 29 October 1889, aged 61Chernyshevsky was a Russian philosopher and writer whose novel What Is to Be Done? became a foundational text for generations of Russian revolutionaries, including Vladimir Lenin. He spent nearly two decades in Siberian exile for his radical politics.
1889British South Africa Company charteredRoyal charter authorizes Cecil Rhodes's colonial expansionThe British government granted a royal charter to Cecil Rhodes's British South Africa Company, empowering it to administer and exploit territory in south-central Africa. The company's operations led directly to the colonization of the region later named Rhodesia.