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1872
Oct 27
| 1872 • Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first ruler crowned in that city in over 500 years. |
1893
Mar 2
Age: 20y
marriageJames Davidson Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1893 • Webb C. Ball introduces railroad chronometers, which become the general railroad timepiece standards in North America. |
1895
Feb 16
Age: 22y
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birth of childLeo Clarence Johnson Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1895 • The city of Tainan, last stronghold of the Republic of Formosa, capitulates to the forces of the Empire of Japan, ending the short-lived republic and beginning the era of Japanese rule. |
1897
Jun 14
Age: 24y
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birth of childLloyd Thomas Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1897 • Hiram Percy Maxim develops the muffler in conjunction with the suppressor. |
1899
Age: 26y
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birth of childAlma Lena Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1899 • David Hilbert creates the modern concept of geometry with the publication of his book Grundlagen der Geometrie. |
1901
Age: 28y
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birth of childRobert O Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1901 • The final spike is driven into the Mombasa-Victoria-Uganda Railway in what is now Kisumu, Kenya. |
about
Age: 31y
1904
Age: 31y
birth of childImogene Johnson |
| 1904 • Panama and Uruguay establishes diplomatic links. |
about
Age: 33y
1906
Age: 33y
birth of childNeoma Johnson |
| 1906 • Traian Vuia makes a short flight in a self-propelled, heavier-than-air aircraft. |
about
Age: 36y
1909
Age: 36y
birth of childIrena Johnson |
| 1909 • The remains of the Báb are placed in the Bahá'í Shrine of the Báb on Mount Carmel in Haifa, at this time within the Ottoman Empire. |
1910
Age: 37y
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residenceMiller, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ James Davidson Johnson and his wife Ella Campbell have six children in this census; Leo, Loyd, Alma, Robert, Emogene, Namoah, and Irena. They're living with Ella's father, Robert Campbell. James Davidson is a farm laborer. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1910 • The first filmed version of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein comes out. Considered to be the first horror movie, it stars actor Charles Ogle as the monster. |
1911
Feb 6
Age: 38y
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birth of childGrace Campbell Johnson Hillsboro, Henry, Iowa, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1911 • HNK Hajduk Split, a Croatian football club is founded. |
1913
Mar 29
Age: 40y
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birth of childHoward Charles Johnson 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1913 • The Uruguayan Air Force is founded. |
1920
Jan 26
Age: 47y
| 1920 • August 7 – The Second Congress of the Communist International takes place in Saint Petersburg and Moscow. The notorious Twenty-one Conditions are adopted. |
1930
Age: 57y
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residenceCedar Township, Van Buren, Iowa, USA ⇓ James and his wife Ella are living with their son Leo 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1930 • The Mickey Mouse comic strip makes its first appearance. |
1940
Apr 24
Age: 67y
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locationCedar Township, Van Buren, Iowa, USA ⇓ Ella is living with her daughter Grace and her husband Eugene 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1940 • Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany: German Reichskommissar Josef Terboven appoints a provisional council of state from the pro-Nazi Nasjonal Samling party under Vidkun Quisling as a puppet government for Norway. |
1944
Jun 23
Age: 71y
| 1944 • WWII: The Battle of Tali-Ihantala (the largest battle ever in the Nordic countries) begins between Finnish and Soviet troops. Finland is able to resist the attack and thus manages to stay as an independent nation. |