Parents
1899
| 1899 • Second Boer War: Battle of Talana Hill: In the first major clash of the conflict, near Dundee, Natal, the British Army drives the Boers from a hilltop position, but with heavy casualties, including their commanding general Sir Penn Symons. |
1900
Age: 1y
| 1900 • Boxer Rebellion: An international contingent of troops, under British command, invades Peking and frees the Europeans taken hostage. |
1910
Age: 11y
| 1910 • The Vatican introduces a compulsory oath against modernism, to be taken by all priests upon ordination. |