Blaine Harold Farmer
Spouse
Jessie Dell King
Jessie Dell King
1891 - 1973

1897


Oct 22
1897 April 19 The first Boston Marathon is held, with fifteen men competing, and won by John McDermott."Boston Marathon", in Historical Dictionary of Track and Field, by Peter Matthews (Scarecrow Press, 2012) p40

1944


Feb 19
Age: 46y
1944 • WWII: Jüri Uluots, prime minister in capacity of president of Estonia, escapes to Sweden; 2 days later, Tallinn is taken by the Red Army.

1976


Apr 23
Age: 78y
1976 • The Irish rock band U2 is formed after drummer Larry Mullen, Jr. posts a note seeking members for a band on the notice board of his Dublin school.

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