Spouse
1901
Apr 9
| 1901 • In the first great Texas gusher, oil is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas. |
1923
Oct 20
Age: 22y
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marriageVerona Frances Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1923 • Poland annexes the Republic of Central Lithuania |
1930
Age: 28y
| 1930 • Princess Margaret Rose is born at Glamis Castle in Scotland, younger daughter of Prince Albert, Duke of York (second son of King George V and Queen Mary, and later King George VI) and Elizabeth, Duchess of York, and sister to The Princess Elizabeth. |
1937
Feb 19
Age: 35y
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birth of childMary Joann Gates Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1937 • The Dáil Éireann passes the Executive Authority (Consequential Provisions) Act, 1937, which abolishes the office of Governor-General of the Irish Free State, retrospectively dated to December 1936. |
1940
Age: 38y
| 1940 • German forces invade Low Countries |
1971
Jul 31
Age: 70y
| 1971 • The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 begins as Pakistan launches preemptive attacks on 9 Indian airbases. The next day India launches a massive invasion of East Pakistan. |