1886
Dec 10
| 1886 • Wilhelm Steinitz becomes first recognized World Chess Champion. |
1908
Aug 11
Age: 21y
marriageCatherine Fisher Ballard, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1908 • Robert Peary sets sail for the North Pole. |
1909
Nov 16
Age: 22y
birth of childHenry J Kapp Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1909 • The White Star Liner RMS Republic sinks the day after a collision with SS Florida. In the first recorded use of the CQD emergency radio signal for a large passenger vessel, there is no loss of life on either vessel. |