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1854
Jan 6
| 1854 • Charles Dickens commences writing the novel Hard Times. |
1860
Age: 5y
| 1860 • Piedmontese forces invade the Papal States, hoping to link up with Garibaldi in Naples. |
1873
Dec 25
Age: 19y
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marriageAlva Washington Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1873 • Women of Fredonia, New York, march against the retail liquor dealers in town to inaugurate the Woman's Crusade of 1873–74. This leads to the creation of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (December 23) in Hillsboro, Ohio. |
1874
Nov 28
Age: 20y
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birth of childFred Marcus Johnson Hitt, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1874 • New York City annexes The Bronx. |
1879
Nov 11
Age: 25y
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birth of childChandler Allen Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 7 Sources ⇓ |
| 1879 • A fire in The Octagon, Dunedin claims 12 victims in New Zealand. |
1880
Age: 25y
| 1880 • France annexes Tahiti. |
1900
Age: 45y
| 1900 • Botanist Hugo de Vries rediscovers Mendel's Laws of Heredity. |
1910
Age: 55y
| 1910 • Slavery in China, which has existed since the Shang dynasty, is now illegal. |
1920
Age: 65y
| 1920 • Mexican Revolution: Álvaro Obregón's troops enter Mexico City. |
1930
Age: 75y
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residenceMemphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Living with her brother Joseph 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1930 • The Indian National Congress declares this date as Independence Day or as the day for Poorna Swaraj (Complete Independence). |
1950
Apr 4
Age: 96y
| 1950 • Canadians Harry Wasylyk, Larry Hansen and Frank Plomp introduce the plastic bin bag for garbage collection. |
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 ⇓ |
| 1937 • Spanish Civil War: The German Condor Legion Fighter Group, equipped with Heinkel He 51 biplanes, arrives in Spain to assist Francisco Franco's forces. |
after
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 • CBS broadcasts a two-and-a-half hour memorial concert nationwide on radio in memory of George Gershwin, live from the Hollywood Bowl. Many celebrities appear, including Oscar Levant, Fred Astaire, Otto Klemperer, Lily Pons, and members of the original cast of Porgy and Bess. The concert is recorded and released complete years later in what is excellent sound for its time, on CD. The Los Angeles Philharmonic is the featured orchestra. |