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1859
Apr 21
| 1859 • The French Navy's La Gloire, the first ocean-going ironclad warship in history, is launched. |
1870
Age: 10y
| 1870 • Military control of Mississippi ends and it is readmitted to the Union. |
1880
Jun 24
Age: 21y
| 1880 • Vaudeville actress Lillian Russell makes her debut at Tony Pastor's Theatre in New York City. |
1893
Mar 2
Age: 33y
marriageElla Campbell 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1893 • The World Parliament of Religions holds its closing meeting in Chicago. |
1895
Feb 16
Age: 35y
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birth of childLeo Clarence Johnson Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1895 • Mat Salleh Rebellion in North Borneo is incited. |
1897
Jun 14
Age: 38y
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birth of childLloyd Thomas Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1897 • Mount Saint Elias, the second highest peak in the United States and Canada, is first ascended. |
1899
Age: 39y
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birth of childAlma Lena Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1899 • Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations premiered in London. |
1901
Age: 41y
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birth of childRobert O Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1901 • Peter O'Connor sets the first International Association of Athletics Federations recognised long jump world record of 24 ft 11¾ins. The record will stand for 20 years. |
about
Age: 44y
1904
Age: 44y
birth of childImogene Johnson |
| 1904 • A Japanese surprise attack on Port Arthur (Lushun) starts the Russo-Japanese War. |
about
Age: 46y
1906
Age: 46y
birth of childNeoma Johnson |
| 1906 • Persian Constitutional Revolution: a nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah to grant a constitution and establish a national assembly, the Majlis. |
about
Age: 49y
1909
Age: 49y
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: 50y
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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: 51y
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birth of childGrace Campbell Johnson Hillsboro, Henry, Iowa, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1911 • The hull of the RMS Titanic is launched. |
1913
Mar 29
Age: 53y
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birth of childHoward Charles Johnson 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1913 • Mexican Revolution: Beginning of La Decena Trágica, the rebellion of some military chiefs against the President Francisco I. Madero. |
1920
Jan 26
Age: 60y
| 1920 • Government of Ireland Act 1920, passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, receives Royal Assent from George V providing for the partition of Ireland into Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland with separate parliaments, granting a measure of home rule. |
1930
Age: 70y
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residenceCedar Township, Van Buren, Iowa, USA ⇓ James and his wife Ella are living with their son Leo 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1930 • BBC Radio from London reports on this day that "There is no news". |
1934
Dec 1
Age: 75y
| 1934 • An Anglo-Ethiopian boundary commission in the Ogaden discovers an Italian garrison at Walwal, which lays well within Ethiopian territory. This encounter leads to the Abyssinia Crisis. |