1874
Nov 2
| 1874 • Walter Clopton Wingfield patents a game called "sphairistike" which is more commonly called lawn tennis. |
1902
Jan 15
Age: 27y
| 1902 • Cuba gains independence from the United States. |
1926
Mar 24
Age: 51y
| 1926 • The 1926 coup d'état commanded by Manuel Gomes da Costa in Portugal installs the Ditadura Nacional (National Dictatorship), followed by António de Oliveira Salazar's Estado Novo. |