1876
| 1876 • Heinrich Schliemann begins excavation at Mycenae. |
1905
Age: 28y
birth of childMarie M Johnson Iowa, USA ⇓ |
| 1905 • Russo-Japanese War: Russian troops begin to retreat from Mukden after losing 100,000 troops in 3 days. |
1908
Age: 31y
birth of childHelen Johnson Iowa, USA ⇓ |
| 1908 • Nimrod Expedition: Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the Nimrod for Antarctica. |
1920
Feb 14
Age: 44y
| 1920 • The Grand National Assembly of Turkey is founded by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in Ankara. It denounces the government of Sultan Mehmed VI and announces a temporary constitution. |
1930
Apr 24
Age: 54y
| 1930 • Judge Joseph Force Crater steps into a taxi in New York City and disappears. |
1940
Apr 13
Age: 64y
| 1940 • In Korea, the Hunminjeongeum (1446) is discovered, explaining the basis of the Hangul alphabet. |