Credwyn Marie Maurice
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1916


Feb 15

1930


Age: 13y
1930 • The government of Turkey requests the international community to adopt Istanbul and Ankara as the official names for Constantinople and Angora.

1940


Age: 23y
1940 Pakistan Movement: The Lahore Resolution, calling for greater autonomy for what will become Pakistan in British India, is drawn up by the All-India Muslim League during a three-day general session at Iqbal Park, Lahore.

1955


Apr 16
Age: 39y
1955 • Independent Commercial Television (ITV) begins broadcasting in the United Kingdom.

1956


Apr 2
Age: 40y
1956 • The film version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I, starring Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner, is released only a few months after the film version of R&H's Carousel. It becomes the most financially successful film version of a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical up to that time, and the only one to win an acting Oscar (Yul Brynner wins Best Actor for his performance as the King of Siam). It is also one of two Rodgers and Hammerstein films to be nominated for Best Picture (which it does not win).

2002


Apr 26
Age: 86y

death


Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓
Buried at Calvary Cemetery, Seattle, Washington, USA
2002 Brazil wins their 5th FIFA World Cup by defeating Germany 2-0 in the 2002 FIFA World Cup Final.

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