Spouse
1915
Sep 11
| 1915 • WWI: Second Battle of Artois: German and French forces fight to a standstill. |
1920
Age: 4y
| 1920 • Irish War of Independence: Catholic riots in Belfast in protest at the continuing British Army presence. |
1930
Apr 8
Age: 14y
| 1930 • Canadian adventurer William "Red" Hill, Sr., makes a five-hour journey down the Niagara Gorge rapids. |
1943
Apr 5
Age: 27y
militarySeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Occupation at time was "skilled compositors and typesetters" 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1943 • The 15th Academy Awards ceremony is held in Los Angeles. Mrs. Miniver wins the Best Picture award. |
1947
Feb 15
Age: 31y
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marriageRita Gretchen McGinnis Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1947 • David Lean's film Great Expectations, based on the novel by Charles Dickens, opens in the United States. Critics call it the finest film ever made from a Charles Dickens novel. |
1950
Jan 18
Age: 34y
birth of childVirginia Jean Elslip Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1950 • Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating the races. |
1981
Oct 1
Age: 66y
residenceSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 9620 15th Ave NW # 15 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1981 • Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos lifts martial law. |
1995
Jun 4
Age: 79y
| 1995 • The Dalai Lama proclaims 6-year-old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima as the 11th reincarnation of the Panchen Lama. |
1995
Jun
| 1995 • September 21, The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway's company Santa Fe Pacific merges with the Burlington Northern Inc. resulting in one of the largest company mergers in history. On December 31, 1996, the two railroads were completely merged into one railroad, the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe. |