1883
| 1883 • Antoni Gaudí begins to work on the Sagrada Família Cathedral in Barcelona (it was consecrated in 2010). |
1913
Age: 29y
birth of childMaxwell K Medley Illinois, USA ⇓ |
| 1913 • The United States Soccer Federation is formed. |
1918
Age: 34y
birth of childKathryn M Medley Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1918 • The Finnish Air Force is founded. The blue swastika is adopted as its symbol as a tribute to the Swedish explorer and aviator Eric von Rosen, who donated the first plane. Von Rosen had painted the Viking symbol on the plane as his personal lucky insignia. |
1918
Age: 34y
birth of childMargeret Medley Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1918 • WWI – Battle of Amiens: Canadian and Australian troops begin a string of almost continuous victories, the 'Hundred Days Offensive', with a push through the German front lines. German General Erich Ludendorff later calls this the "black day of the German Army." |
1920
Age: 36y
| 1920 • Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe horse race first run in Paris. |
1981
Age: 97y