1858
Dec 26
| 1858 • In Bengal/India, British officer William James Herschel uses the hand impression of Rajyadhar Konai as a contract fingerprint signature. |
1879
Jun 26
Age: 20y
marriageCharles Albert Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1879 • Wilhelm Wundt establishes the first psychology research laboratory at the University of Leipzig. |
1880
Age: 20y
| 1880 • The first cash register is patented by James and John Ritty of Dayton, Ohio. |
1881
Age: 21y
birth of childDona Edith Johnson |
| 1881 • Determined to bring about the revival of the Hebrew language as a way of unifying Jews, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda had what is believed to be the first modern conversation in Hebrew while living in Paris. |
1900
Jun 20
Age: 41y
| 1900 • Second Boer War: The British annex the Orange Free State as the Orange River Colony. |
1910
Age: 50y
| 1910 • The first filmed version of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein comes out. Considered to be the first horror movie, it stars actor Charles Ogle as the monster. |
1920
Age: 60y
| 1920 • The United States Congress refuses to ratify the Treaty of Versailles. |
1935
Jun 8
Age: 76y
| 1935 • Joseph Stalin opens the Moscow Metro to the public. |