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1873
Apr 19
| 1873 • The Rio Tinto Company is formed in Spain, following the February 17 purchase of the Rio Tinto mine from the Spanish government by a British investment group. |
1894
Age: 20y
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marriageElla Lilla Medley Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1894 • The Manchester Ship Canal and Docks are opened by Queen Victoria, linking the previously landlocked English industrial city of Manchester to the Irish Sea. |
1896
Apr 17
Age: 22y
birth of childMancil Layne Rush Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1896 • Devonport High School for Boys (in Plymouth UK) |
1900
Age: 26y
1901
Age: 27y
birth of childLee Villis Rush Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1901 • Bureau of Chemistry established within the United States Department of Agriculture. |
1910
Age: 36y
| 1910 • Montenegro is proclaimed an independent kingdom under Nicholas I. |
1918
Age: 44y
| 1918 • The Native American Church is formally founded in Oklahoma. |
1920
Age: 46y
| 1920 • The United States Railroad Administration returns control of American railroads to its constituent railroad companies. |
1930
Age: 56y
| 1930 • The 3M company markets Scotch Tape, invented by Richard Gurley Drew, in the United States. |
1937
Dec 1
Age: 64y
| 1937 • 31 – Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Beiping–Tianjin, a series of actions fought around Beiping and Tianjin, resulting in Japanese victory. |