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1849
Mar 23
1849 • General elections are held in the Papal States. |
1860
Age: 10y
1860 • Augustana College is founded in Chicago, Illinois, United States by Scandinavian immigrants.The college moves to Paxton, Illinois, in 1862 and eventually splits into a Swedish college in Rock Island, Illinois, in 1875 and a Norwegian college in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in 1918. |
1886
Jan 12
Age: 36y
birth of childLena Elsie Mae Bourn Texas, USA ⇓ |
1886 • Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that corporations have the same rights as living persons. |
1899
Jun 4
Age: 50y
birth of childEllen Pauline Bourn Texas, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1899 • Esporte Clube Vitória Association football club is founded in Salvador, Brazil. |
1900
Age: 50y
1900 • The British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans purchases the land on Crete on which the ruins of the palace of Knossos stand. He begins to unearth some of the palace three days later. |
1905
Jun 23
Age: 56y
1905 • The Wright Brothers' third aeroplane (Wright Flyer III) stays in the air for 39 minutes with Wilbur piloting, the first aeroplane flight lasting over half an hour. |