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He graduated from the Philadelphia High School in 1877, and from the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1880, since which date he practiced medicine uninterruptedly except from March 1881, to July, 1882 when he was assistant superintendent of Troy Farm. Played baseball with the Germantown junior team from 1875 to 1881 and played on the University of Pennsylvania team in 1878.
1860
Mar 12
| 1860 • French typesetter Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville sings the French folk song "Au Clair de la Lune" to his phonautograph; producing the world's earliest known sound recording (however, it is not rediscovered until 2008). |
1860
Jul 20
Age: 4m
| 1860 • The first Convention of Peking formally ends the Second Opium War. |
1877
Age: 16y
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graduationHe graduated high school. Was playing junior baseball in Pennsylvania: https://archives.upenn.edu/exhibits/penn-history/baseball/west-philadelphia 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1877 • Queen Victoria is proclaimed Empress of India by the Royal Titles Act 1876, introduced by Benjamin Disraeli, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom . |
1880
Age: 19y
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residencePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ That year he also graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1880 • U.S. presidential election, 1880: James Garfield defeats Winfield S. Hancock. |
1883
Nov 27
Age: 23y
marriageAdelaide Parmalee Smith Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1883 • Victoria Hall disaster: A rush for treats results in 183 children being asphyxiated in a concert hall in Sunderland, England. |
1884
Sep 25
Age: 24y
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birth of childEdwin Parmalee Van Deusen 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1884 • Today's Courier records the first tennis tournaments held on the grounds of Shrubland Hall, Leamington Spa, England. |
1891
Jul 10
Age: 31y
birth of childRobert Hicks Van Deusen Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1891 • Liliuokalani is proclaimed Queen of Hawaii. |
1900
Jun 1
Age: 40y
| 1900 • Second Boer War: The Siege of Kimberley is lifted. |
1900
Oct 23
Age: 40y
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birth of childFrederick Van Deusen Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
1906
Jul 31
Age: 46y
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birth of childEdwin Parmalee Van Deusen Jr. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1906 • The world's first feature film, The Story of the Kelly Gang, is released. |
1912
Jan 18
Age: 51y
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marriageEmily Fairfield Darling Delaware, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1912 • The Government College of Technology, Rasul was established. |
1915
Age: 54y
| 1915 • Jimmy Lavender of the Chicago Cubs pitches a no hitter against the New York Giants. |
1920
Age: 59y
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residenceVineland, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA ⇓ His occupation shows as "physician" 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1920 • Polish–Soviet War: Red Army continues offensive into Poland. |
1930
Age: 69y
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residenceVineland, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA ⇓ His occupation is listed as being a "Homeopathic Physician" 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1930 • İsmet İnönü forms a new government in Turkey (6th government). |
1940
Age: 79y
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residenceVineland, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA ⇓ Edwin lists his occupation as a medical doctor in a private practice. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1940 • First free flight of Igor Sikorsky's Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 helicopter. |
1941
Mar 20
Age: 81y
| 1941 • WWII – France: The German Occupation Authority announces that anyone working for or aiding the Free French will be sentenced to death. |