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1919
Jan 11
| 1919 • Spartacist uprising: Socialist demonstrations in Berlin, Germany turn into an attempted communist revolution. |
1920
Jan 7
Age: 11m
| 1920 • The oldest surviving pro wrestling match on film takes place, with Joe Stecher defeating Earl Caddock. |
1930
Age: 10y
| 1930 • Amy Johnson lands in Darwin, Australia, becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia (she left on May 5 for the 11,000 mile flight). |
1940
Age: 20y
| 1940 • Marshal Philippe Pétain is named vice-premier of France. |
1947
Feb 15
Age: 28y
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marriageWilbur A Elslip Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1947 • Thor Heyerdahl's balsa wood raft, the Kon-Tiki, smashes into the reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands after a 101 day, 4,300 mile, voyage across the Eastern Pacific Ocean, proving that pre-historic peoples could hypothetically have traveled to the Central Pacific islands from South America. |
1950
Jan 18
Age: 31y
birth of childVirginia Jean Elslip Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1950 • Cold War: U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson delivers his 'Perimeter Speech', outlining the boundary of U.S. security guarantees. |
1981
Oct 1
Age: 62y
residenceSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 9620 15th Ave NW # 15 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1981 • The Toxteth riots in Liverpool, UK start after a mob saves a youth from being arrested. Shortly afterward, the Chapeltown riots in Leeds start after increased racial tension. |
2005
Oct 20
Age: 86y
| 2005 • The second manned Chinese spacecraft, Shenzhou 6, is launched, carrying Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng for 5 days in orbit. |
2005
Oct
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burialShoreline, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Buried at Holyrood Cemetery |
| 2005 • Andrew Stimpson, a 25-year-old British man, is reported as the first person proven to have been 'cured' of HIV. |