Spouse
1897
Oct 22
| 1897 • S. A. Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition of 1897 begins. The ill-fated expedition to fly over the Arctic results in the death of the entire team within months. |
1944
Feb 19
Age: 46y
marriageJessie Dell King Camptonville, Yuba, California, USA ⇓ |
| 1944 • Operation Bagration: A general attack by Soviet forces clears the German forces from Belarus, resulting in the destruction of German Army Group Centre, possibly the greatest defeat of the Wehrmacht during WWII. |
1976
Apr 23
Age: 78y
| 1976 • The first LAGEOS (Laser Geodynamics Satellite) is launched. |