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1854
Jan 6
| 1854 • Wood's despatch is sent by Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax to Lord Dalhousie, the then Governor General of India. |
1860
Age: 5y
| January 20, 1860 • Count di Cavour is recalled as Prime Minister of Piedmont-Sardinia. |
1873
Dec 25
Age: 19y
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marriageAlva Washington Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| December 27, 1873 • Siege of Bilbao (Third Carlist War; until 2 May 1874): Campaigning in Navarre, Pretender Don Carlos VII and General Joaquín Elío besiege Bilbao, held by General Ignacio del Castillo and 1,200 men. The Carlist force is ten times this number and includes most of the troops from Navarre, Vizcaya and Alava, although a considerable force is left in Guipúzcoa. Despite defeat at nearby Somorrostro, Republic commander Marshal Francisco Serrano, supported by Generals Manuel de la Concha and Arsenio Martínez Campos, brilliantly breaks the siege and Concha then marches on Estella. |
1874
Nov 28
Age: 20y
| 1874 • English chemist C. R. Alder Wright synthetizes heroin for the first time. |
1879
Nov 11
Age: 25y
| October 22, 1879 • Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric light bulb (it lasts 13½ hours before burning out). |
1880
Age: 25y
| 1880 • Piezoelectricity is discovered by Pierre Curie and Jacques Curie. |
1900
Age: 45y
| January 24, 1900 • The Second Boer War: At the Battle of Spion Kop, Boer troops defeat the British Army. |
1910
Age: 55y
| July 4, 1910 • African-American boxer Jack Johnson defeats American boxer James J. Jeffries in a heavyweight boxing match, sparking race riots across the United States. |
1920
Age: 65y
| July 23, 1920 • Battle of Maysalun: The French defeat the Syrian army. |
1930
Age: 75y
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residenceMemphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Living with her brother Joseph 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1930 • An early literary character licensing agreement is signed by A. A. Milne, granting Stephen Slesinger U.S. and Canadian merchandising rights to the Winnie-the-Pooh works. |
1950
Apr 4
Age: 96y
| March 3, 1950 • Poland states that it intends to exile all Germans. |
1937
Mar 29
Age: 83y
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deathMemphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Her brother, Charles Albert Bourn, passed away 11 days prior 3 Sources ⇓ |
| May 28, 1937 • In Germany Volkswagen Group is founded. |
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Mar 29
1937
Mar 29
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burialHitt, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Buried in the Richland Cemetery, Scotland County, Missouri 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1937 • In Crystal City, Texas, spinach growers erect a statue of the cartoon character Popeye. |