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Bread salesman in 1917, Bolter in shipyards in 1920, Barnman for street railway in 1930.
1887
Dec 14
| 1887 • The Associação Académica de Coimbra, the students' union of the University of Coimbra in Portugal, is founded. |
1888
Jan 8
Age: 25d
| 1888 • During a bout of mental illness (and having quarreled with his friend Paul Gauguin), Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh infamously cuts off the lower part of his own left ear in a brothel and is removed to the local hospital in Arles. |
1900
Jun 8
Age: 12y
| 1900 • U.S. Secretary of State John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote American trade with China. |
1911
Nov 16
Age: 23y
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marriageMargarita Gretchen Gartner Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1911 • George V is crowned King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions. |
1913
Dec 27
Age: 26y
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birth of childMary Margaret McGinnis Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1913 • French physicist Georges Sagnac shows that light propagates at a speed independent of the speed of its source. |
1916
Mar 9
Age: 28y
birth of childHelen Rose McGinnis Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1916 • Gustav Holst composes The Planets, Opus 32. |
1916
Jul 18
Age: 28y
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residenceSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Living at 321 19th Ave NE Seattle, Washington, USA |
| 1916 • In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing incorporates Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing). |
1917
Age: 28y
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militarySeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Working as a bread salesman for Parker Baking Company 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1917 • After nearly 20 years of planning and construction, the Quebec Bridge opens to traffic (the bridge partially collapsed on August 29, 1907 and September 11, 1916). |
1919
Jan 11
Age: 31y
birth of childRita Gretchen McGinnis Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1919 • Winnipeg general strike: Workers in Winnipeg, Manitoba, launch a strike for better wages and working conditions. |
1920
Jan 7
Age: 32y
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residenceSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Working as a "Bolter-Up" in a ship yard. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1920 • Irish War of Independence: Catholic riots in Belfast in protest at the continuing British Army presence. |
1930
Age: 41y
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residenceSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Barnman for the street railway 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1930 • Haile Selassie is crowned emperor of Ethiopia. |
1940
Apr 9
Age: 52y
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residenceSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Working for the "local transit system" 1 Source ⇓ |
1961
Nov 16
Age: 73y
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anniversarySeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration |
1976
May 31
Age: 88y
| 1976 • Gregg v. Georgia: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that the death penalty is not inherently cruel or unusual and is a constitutionally acceptable form of punishment overturning the Furman v. Georgia case of 1972. |
1976
Jun
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burialSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Buried at Calvary Cemetery |
| 1976 • Viking program: The Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars, taking the first close-up color photos of the planet's surface. |