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1886
Apr 16
| 1886 • Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. |
1900
Jun 12
Age: 14y
| 1900 • The second Modern Olympic Games opens in Paris (as part of the Paris World Exhibition). |
1910
May 5
Age: 24y
| 1910 • George V becomes King of the United Kingdom upon the death of his father, Edward VII. |
1914
Jun 30
Age: 28y
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marriageRose Marie Sommer Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1914 • France orders general mobilization. |
1915
Jun 16
Age: 29y
birth of childRuth Margaret Gartner Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1915 • The controversial film, The Birth of a Nation, directed by D.W. Griffith, premieres in Los Angeles, California. It will be the highest-grossing film for around 25 years. |
1917
Age: 30y
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militaryChicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ⇓ World War I Draft Registration - occupation listed as Saloon Keeper 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1917 • German saboteurs set off the Kingsland Explosion at Kingsland, NJ (now Lyndhurst, NJ), one of the events leading to U.S. involvement in WWI. |
1920
Jan 14
Age: 33y
| 1920 • General Józef Haller first performs Poland's Wedding to the Sea, a symbolic celebration of the restitution of Polish access to the Baltic Sea. |
1930
Apr 21
Age: 44y
| 1930 • German election, 1930: National Socialists win 107 seats in the German Parliament, the Reichstag (18.3% of all the votes), making them the second largest party. |
1940
Apr 2
Age: 53y
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residenceGreenbank, Island, Washington, USA ⇓ Occupation listed as working in a General Store 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1940 • The Vought XF4U-1, prototype of the F4U Corsair U.S. fighter later used in WWII, makes its first flight. |
1965
Jul 28
Age: 79y
| 1965 • Quaker Norman Morrison, 32, sets himself on fire in front of The Pentagon. |