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1863
Jul 3
| 1863 • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow writes the poem "Christmas Bells", or, as it is better known "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day". |
1883
Nov 27
Age: 20y
marriageEdwin Hicks Van Deusen Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1883 • Robert Louis Stevenson's novel The Black Arrow first appears as a serial in the British magazine Young Folks; A Boys' and Girls' Paper of Instructive and Entertaining Literature as by "Captain George North". Stevenson completes writing it at the end of the summer in France. |
1884
Sep 25
Age: 21y
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birth of childEdwin Parmalee Van Deusen 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1884 • A severe earthquake, magnitude 5.5, (intensity VII) occurs off the northeast Atlantic coast of the United States. The area affected extends from central Virginia to southern Maine, and west as far as Cleveland. |
1891
Jul 10
Age: 28y
birth of childRobert Hicks Van Deusen Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1891 • The Brazilian Old Republic Constitution was promulgated. |
1900
Jun 1
Age: 36y
| 1900 • The international arbitration court at The Hague is created when the Netherlands' Senate ratifies an 1899 peace conference decree. |
1900
Oct 23
Age: 37y
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birth of childFrederick Van Deusen Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1900 • Boxer Rebellion: An international contingent of troops, under British command, invades Peking and frees the Europeans taken hostage. |
1906
Jul 31
Age: 43y
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birth of childEdwin Parmalee Van Deusen Jr. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1906 • Imposter Wilhelm Voigt impersonates a Prussian officer and takes over the city hall in Köpenick for a short time. |
1908
Mar 19
Age: 44y
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residencePhiladelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ Adelaide is living at 210 West Tioga Street |
| 1908 • Nimrod Expedition: Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the Nimrod for Antarctica. |
1908
Mar 19
Age: 44y
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deathPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ Adelaide died of Breast Cancer 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1908 • Japanese emigration to the United States is forbidden under terms of the Gentlemen's Agreement of 1907. |