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He graduated from the Philadelphia High School in 1877, and from the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1880, since which date he practiced medicine uninterruptedly except from March 1881, to July, 1882 when he was assistant superintendent of Troy Farm. Played baseball with the Germantown junior team from 1875 to 1881 and played on the University of Pennsylvania team in 1878.
1860
Mar 12
1860 • Mutsuhito (the future Emperor Meiji) becomes Crown Prince of Japan. |
1860
Jul 20
Age: 4m
1860 • The first Convention of Peking formally ends the Second Opium War. |
1877
Age: 16y
graduationHe graduated high school. 2 Sources ⇓ |
1877 • American Indian Wars – Battle of White Bird Canyon: The Nez Perce defeat the U.S. Cavalry at White Bird Canyon in the Idaho Territory. |
1880
Age: 19y
residencePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ That year he also graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania. 2 Sources ⇓ |
1880 • Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza signs a treaty of protection with the chief on the large Teke tribe and begins to establish a French protectorate on the north bank of the Congo River. |
1883
Nov 27
Age: 23y
marriageAdelaide Parmalee Smith Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1884
Sep 25
Age: 24y
birth of childEdwin Parmalee Van Deusen 4 Sources ⇓ |
1884 • The first ascent is made of Castle Mountain in the Canadian Rockies by geologist Arthur Philemon Coleman. |
1891
Jul 10
Age: 31y
birth of childRobert Hicks Van Deusen Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1891 • Skansen is established as the world's first open air museum by Artur Hazelius on the island of Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. |
1900
Jun 1
Age: 40y
1900 • The international arbitration court at The Hague is created when the Netherlands' Senate ratifies an 1899 peace conference decree. |
1900
Oct 23
Age: 40y
birth of childFrederick Van Deusen Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
1900 • The United Kingdom and the United States sign a treaty for the building of a Central American shipping canal across Central America in Nicaragua. |
1906
Jul 31
Age: 46y
birth of childEdwin Parmalee Van Deusen Jr. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
1906 • The Majlis of Iran convenes for the first time. |
1912
Jan 18
Age: 51y
marriageEmily Fairfield Darling Delaware, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1912 • August 21 - First Eagle Scout. |
1915
Age: 54y
1915 • Former cartoonist John B. Gruelle is given a patent for his Raggedy Ann doll. |
1920
Age: 59y
residenceVineland, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA ⇓ His occupation shows as "physician" 1 Source ⇓ |
1920 • Treaty of Trianon: Peace is restored between the Allied Powers and Hungary. Hungary loses 72% of its territory. |
1930
Age: 69y
residenceVineland, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA ⇓ His occupation is listed as being a "Homeopathic Physician" 1 Source ⇓ |
1930 • While studying photographs taken in January, Clyde Tombaugh confirms the existence of Pluto, a Celestial Body considered a planet until redefined as a dwarf planet in 2006. |
1940
Age: 79y
residenceVineland, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA ⇓ Edwin lists his occupation as a medical doctor in a private practice. 1 Source ⇓ |
1940 • WWII: The Soviet Union annexes the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in what becomes regarded as an early example of Soviet imperialism. |
1941
Mar 20
Age: 81y
1941 • The first episode The Midnight Snack in which Tom and Jerry are officially named, more than a year after their first production Puss Gets the Boot |