1865
Dec 22
| 1865 • Governor of New York Reuben Fenton signs a bill formally creating Cornell University in the United States. |
1888
Age: 21y
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birth of childCharles Edmund Raynor Spokane, Washington, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1888 • Charles Turner becomes the first bowler in cricket to take 250 wickets in an English season – a feat since accomplished only by Tom Richardson (twice), J.T. Hearne, Wilfred Rhodes (twice) and Tich Freeman (six times). |
1910
Age: 43y
| 1910 • Ottoman forces capture the city of Shkodër to put down the Albanian Revolt of 1910. |
1938
Aug 18
Age: 72y
| 1938 • The Niagara Bridge at Niagara Falls, New York collapses due to an ice jam. |