Charles Dewitt Miller
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Alta Janetta Miller
Alta Janetta Miller
1874 - 1966
Estella Mary Miller
Estella Mary Miller
1878 - 1924
Lula Bell Miller
Lula Bell Miller
1880 - 1968

1900


Jun 15
Age: 12y
1900 • The United Kingdom and the United States sign a treaty for the building of a Central American shipping canal across Central America in Nicaragua.

1910


Age: 22y
1910 Vajiravudh (Rama VI) is crowned King of Siam, after the death of his father, King Chulalongkorn (Rama V).

1912


Feb 1
Age: 24y
1912 United States release of Sarah Bernhardt's film Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth is influential on the development of the movie feature. Adolf Zukor, who incorporates Paramount Pictures on May 8, 1914, launches his company as the distributor. Paramount celebrates its centennial in 2012.

1917


Age: 29y
1917 • Russian General Brusilov begins a major offensive in Galicia, initially advancing towards Lemberg.

1918


Age: 30y
1918 • The Spartacist League founds the German Communist Party.

1940


Apr 12
Age: 52y
1940 • General Henri Guisan addresses the officer corps of the Swiss army at Rütli resolving to resist any invasion of the country.

1942


Age: 54y
1942 • WWII: Battle of Malaya: The last organized Allied forces leave British Malaya, ending the 54-day campaign, and the Johor–Singapore Causeway is severed.

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