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1873
May 17
| 1873 • Battle of Bocairente (Third Carlist War): Campaigning in Valenica, Spanish Republican General Valeriano Weyler is attacked at Bocairente, northwest of Alcoy, by a greatly superior Carlist force under General José Santés. Weyler was initially driven back, losing some of his guns, but in a brilliant counter-attack he turns defeat into victory and Santés is heavily repulsed and forced to withdraw. |
1890
Sep 6
Age: 17y
marriagePeter Joseph Fisher Jr. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1890 • English archaeologist Flinders Petrie excavates at Tell el-Hesi, Palestine (mistakenly identified as Lachish), the first scientific excavation of an archaeological site in the Holy Land, during which he discovers how tells are formed. |
1891
Jul 18
Age: 18y
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birth of childHelen Cecilia Fisher Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1891 • In the FA Cup quarter final in English Association football, a goal is deliberately stopped by handball on the goal line. An indirect free kick is awarded, since the penalty kick, proposed the previous year by William McCrum, has not yet been implemented. This event probably changes public opinion on the penalty kick, seen previously as 'an Irishman's motion'. |
1893
May 4
Age: 19y
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birth of childMarie Myrtle Fisher Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
1898
Feb 19
Age: 24y
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birth of childEmma Selma Martha Fisher Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1898 • 700 Greeks and 15 Englishmen are slaughtered by the Turks in Heraklion, Greece, leading to the establishment of the autonomous Cretan State. |
1904
Apr 9
Age: 30y
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birth of childAlbert John Fisher Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1904 • GWR 3440 City of Truro becomes the first railway locomotive to exceed 100 mph. |
1907
Apr 12
Age: 33y
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birth of childHarold Erving Fisher Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1907 • British passenger liner RMS Mauretania, the world's largest and fastest at this date, sets out on her maiden voyage from Liverpool (England) to New York. |
1920
Age: 46y
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residenceSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ They were living on West 64 Street. Marie, the second eldest daughter, was working as a machine operator at an overall factory, and Helen's husband Wilfred Maurice was working as a cutter there. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1920 • The short-lived Far Eastern Republic is declared in eastern Siberia. |
1940
Apr 15
Age: 66y
| 1940 • Second Vienna Award: Germany and Italy compel Romania to cede half of Transylvania to Hungary. |
1944
Jun 4
Age: 71y
| 1944 • US and British paratrooper divisions jump over Normandy, in preparation for D-Day, including 82nd and 101st Airborne divisions of the United States. |