Spouse
1848
Dec 29
| 1848 • Punta Arenas, the first major settlement in the Strait of Magellan, is founded. |
1883
Dec
Age: 34y
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birth of childClara A Wilkes Oregon, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1883 • In New York City, a rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse causes a stampede which crushes 12 people. |
1886
Apr
Age: 37y
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birth of childAda M Wilkes Oregon, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1886 • In the British Raj, what will become one of the biggest boys' schools in Pakistan, Aitchison College, Lahore, is founded under the auspices of Sir Charles Umpherston Aitchison. |
1889
Age: 39y
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marriageJaretta Ann Lowry 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1889 • At high noon in Oklahoma Territory, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Run of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed, with populations of at least 10,000. |
1924
May 11
Age: 75y
| 1924 • The Uzbek SSR joins the Soviet Union. |