Matthew C. Perry

Matthew Calbraith Perry was an American naval officer who commanded ships in several wars, including the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War. He played a leading role in the Perry Expedition that ended Japan's isolationism and the Convention of Kanagawa between Japan and the United States in 1854.

10 April 1794

Born on the same birth day (10 April): Ben Amos • Benjamin Heath • Brigitte Holzapfel • Chrysostomos II of Cyprus • Coenraad Hiebendaal • Daisy Ridley • David Halberstam • David Helvarg • Enrico Ciccone • Harry Morgan • Jean Lannes • Kareem Jackson • Leonard Doroftei • Masashi Sada • Maurice Schumann

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