1896
Jul 20
| 1896 • An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Röntgen has discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays. |
1914
Jun 30
Age: 17y
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marriageCharles William Gartner Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
1915
Jun 16
Age: 18y
birth of childRuth Margaret Gartner Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1915 • WWI: Start of the Gallipoli Campaign (lasting until January 1916): Landing at Anzac Cove by Australian and New Zealand Army Corps and landing at Cape Helles by British and French troops to begin the Allied invasion of the Gallipoli peninsula in the Ottoman Empire. |
1940
Apr 2
Age: 43y
| 1940 • WWII: Winter War: General Semyon Timoshenko takes command of all Russian forces. |
1985
Jan 3
Age: 88y
| 1985 • British Telecom announces it is going to phase out its famous red telephone boxes. |