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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 • Britain produces 20% of the entire world's output of industrial goods. |
1860
Jul 20
Age: 4m
| 1860 • Abraham Lincoln is selected as the U.S. presidential candidate for the Republican Party. |
1877
Age: 16y
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graduationHe graduated high school. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1877 • The Conference of Constantinople ends with Ottoman Turkey rejecting proposals of internal reform and Balkan provisions. |
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 • Toowong State School is founded in Queensland, Australia. |
1883
Nov 27
Age: 23y
marriageAdelaide Parmalee Smith Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1883 • Sydney Boys High School (the first boys' public school) is founded in Sydney, Australia. |
1884
Sep 25
Age: 24y
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birth of childEdwin Parmalee Van Deusen 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1884 • Derby County Football Club is founded in England. |
1891
Jul 10
Age: 31y
birth of childRobert Hicks Van Deusen Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1891 • Census in the United Kingdom. 15.6 million people live in cities of 20,000 or more in England and Wales. Cities of 20,000 or more account for 54% of the total English population. |
1900
Jun 1
Age: 40y
| 1900 • Second Boer War – Battle of Paardeberg: 20,000 British troops invade the Orange Free State. |
1900
Oct 23
Age: 40y
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birth of childFrederick Van Deusen Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1900 • N'Djamena, the capital city of Chad, is founded as Fort-Lamy by French commander Émile Gentil. |
1906
Jul 31
Age: 46y
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birth of childEdwin Parmalee Van Deusen Jr. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1906 • The Azusa Street Revival, the primary catalyst for the revival of Pentecostalism this century, opens in Los Angeles. |
1912
Jan 18
Age: 51y
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marriageEmily Fairfield Darling Delaware, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1912 • The Maternity Allowance Act goes into effect in Australia, but excludes minorities. |
1915
Age: 54y
| 1915 • Mexican Revolution: The U.S. recognizes the Mexican government of Venustiano Carranza de facto (not de jure until 1917). |
1920
Age: 59y
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residenceVineland, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA ⇓ His occupation shows as "physician" 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1920 • The council of the League of Nations accepts the constitution for the Free City of Danzig. |
1930
Age: 69y
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residenceVineland, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA ⇓ His occupation is listed as being a "Homeopathic Physician" 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1930 • The television station W1XAV in Boston, Massachusetts, broadcasts video and audio from the radio orchestra program The Fox Trappers. This broadcast also includes the first television commercial in the United States, an advertisement for the I. J. Fox Furriers company which sponsored the telecast. |
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 • King Leopold III of Belgium orders the Belgian forces to cease fighting, ending the 18-day Battle of Belgium. Leaders of the Belgian government on French territory declare Leopold deposed. |
1941
Mar 20
Age: 81y
| 1941 • WWII: Operation Claymore - British Commandos carry out a successful raid on the Lofoten Islands off the north coast of Norway. |