Spouse
Owned the town saddle shop in Memphis, Missouri
1875
Jul 23
| 1875 • Roman Catholic Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States. |
1910
Age: 34y
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residenceMemphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Working as a harness maker. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1910 • The electric streetcars of Austria-Hungary, France, Germany and Great Britain are carrying 6.7 million riders per year. |
1918
Sep 12
Age: 43y
| 1918 • The Finnish Air Force is founded. The blue swastika is adopted as its symbol as a tribute to the Swedish explorer and aviator Eric von Rosen, who donated the first plane. Von Rosen had painted the Viking symbol on the plane as his personal lucky insignia. |
1920
Age: 44y
| 1920 • Bolsheviks increase troops from four divisions to twenty along the Polish border |
1930
Age: 54y
| 1930 • England cricketer Wilfred Rhodes ends his 1,110-game first-class career by taking 5 for 95 for H. D. G. Leveson Gower's XI against the Australians. |
1940
Apr 2
Age: 64y
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residenceMemphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ George lived at 140 West Jefferson Street in Memphis 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1940 • Cartoon character Elmer Fudd makes his debut in the animated short Elmer's Candid Camera. |
1950
Apr 10
Age: 74y
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residenceMemphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Census shows George makes harnesses and is working in a harness shop. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1950 • Poland states that it intends to exile all Germans. |
1964
Jul 10
Age: 88y
| 1964 • The Ford GT40 makes its first appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It does not see its first victory, however, until 1966. At the same event, the AC Cobra wins its class in its second Le Mans appearance. |