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1863
Mar 3
| 1863 • Douglas becomes the capital of the Isle of Man, after its parliament (Tynwald) moves its chambers from Castletown. |
1870
Age: 6y
| 1870 • In the United States, the newly created Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast: "High winds at Chicago and Milwaukee... and along the Lakes". |
1880
Age: 16y
| 1880 • After having her lights installed by Edison's personnel, the SS Columbia is lit up for the first time at the foot of Wall Street in New York City. |
1897
Jun 2
Age: 34y
marriageJessie Amelia Krug Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1897 • May 14 Oscar Wilde is released from prison. |
1898
Mar 20
Age: 35y
birth of childGeorge C Clinger Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1900
Age: 36y
| 1900 • The First Pan-African Conference is held in London. |
1900
Feb 3
Age: 36y
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birth of childHelen Louise Clinger Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1900 • The Daoist monk Wang Yuanlu discovers the Dunhuang manuscripts in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, China. |
1906
Age: 42y
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birth of childElizabeth L Clinger Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 6 Sources ⇓ |
| 1906 • The Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunization for tuberculosis is first developed. |
1910
Age: 46y
| 1910 • The DELAG Zeppelin dirigible, Deutschland, makes the first commercial passenger flight from Friedrichshafen to Düsseldorf in Germany. The flight takes nine hours. |
1920
Age: 56y
| 1920 • Government of Ireland Act 1920, passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, receives Royal Assent from George V providing for the partition of Ireland into Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland with separate parliaments, granting a measure of home rule. |
1930
Age: 66y
| 1930 • Laurence Olivier marries Jill Esmond. |
1940
Age: 76y
| 1940 • Norwegian Campaign: First British ground forces land in Norway at Namsos and Harstad. |
1947
Jun 2
Age: 84y
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anniversaryOil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ They were living on 141 River Street at the time, and celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary by having an open house from 3-5 and 7-9 pm for their friends, and a family dinner the next day. |
| 1947 • Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru suggests the exchange of four million Hindus and Muslims between India and Pakistan. |
1948
May 19
Age: 85y
| 1948 • Laurence Olivier's film version of Hamlet makes its world premiere in London. |