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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 • After a fiercely contested campaign, Monier Williams is elected as the new Boden Professor of Sanskrit at Oxford University. |
1860
Jul 20
Age: 4m
| 1860 • A Chondrite-type meteorite falls to earth in Muskingum County, Ohio near the town of New Concord. |
1877
Age: 16y
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graduationHe graduated high school. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1877 • The first college lacrosse game is played between New York University and Manhattan College. |
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 • German bacteriologist Robert Koch discovers the cholera bacillus. |
1884
Sep 25
Age: 24y
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birth of childEdwin Parmalee Van Deusen 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1884 • The eight-hour workday is first proclaimed by the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions in the United States. This date, called May Day or Labour Day, becomes a holiday recognized in almost every industrialized country. |
1891
Jul 10
Age: 31y
birth of childRobert Hicks Van Deusen Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1891 • In the Kuperovskaya district of Vladivostok, a grand ceremonial inauguration of construction work on the Trans-Siberian Railway is carried out by the Tsesarevich Nikolay Alexandrovich and a religious service held. |
1900
Jun 1
Age: 40y
| 1900 • The second Modern Olympic Games opens in Paris (as part of the Paris World Exhibition). |
1900
Oct 23
Age: 40y
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birth of childFrederick Van Deusen Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1900 • Second Boer War – Battle of Paardeberg: 20,000 British troops invade the Orange Free State. |
1906
Jul 31
Age: 46y
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birth of childEdwin Parmalee Van Deusen Jr. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1906 • Construction begins on the current Great Mosque of Djenné. |
1912
Jan 18
Age: 51y
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marriageEmily Fairfield Darling Delaware, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1912 • Arizona becomes the 48th U.S. state and the last of the contiguous United States which ends the American Frontier. |
1915
Age: 54y
| 1915 • The 1 millionth Ford car rolls off the assembly line at the River Rouge Plant in Detroit. |
1920
Age: 59y
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residenceVineland, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA ⇓ His occupation shows as "physician" 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1920 • Polish–Soviet War: The Red Army retakes Kiev. |
1930
Age: 69y
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residenceVineland, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA ⇓ His occupation is listed as being a "Homeopathic Physician" 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1930 • BBC Radio from London reports on this day that "There is no news". |
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 • WWII: Germany, Italy and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact. |
1941
Mar 20
Age: 81y
| 1941 • Walt Disney's animated film Dumbo is released. |