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1872
Oct 27
| 1872 • Birth of S.T. Dupont, a French Luxury House. |
1893
Mar 2
Age: 20y
marriageJames Davidson Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1893 • A revolution led by liberal general and politician José Santos Zelaya takes over power in Nicaragua. |
1895
Feb 16
Age: 22y
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birth of childLeo Clarence Johnson Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1895 • Grace Chisholm Young becomes the first woman awarded a doctorate at a German university. |
1897
Jun 14
Age: 24y
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birth of childLloyd Thomas Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1897 • The Philippine Revolution is settled with Spanish promises to reform. |
1899
Age: 26y
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birth of childAlma Lena Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1899 • Three Denver, Colorado newspapers publish a story (later proved to be a fabrication) that the Chinese government under the Guangxu Emperor is going to demolish the Great Wall of China. |
1901
Age: 28y
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birth of childRobert O Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1901 • President of the United States William McKinley begins his second term. Theodore Roosevelt becomes Vice President of the United States. |
about
Age: 31y
1904
Age: 31y
birth of childImogene Johnson |
| 1904 • The Trans-Siberian railway is completed. |
about
Age: 33y
1906
Age: 33y
birth of childNeoma Johnson |
| 1906 • An aeroplane of Alberto Santos-Dumont takes off at Bagatelle in France and flies 60 meters (200 feet). This is the first officially recorded powered flight in Europe. |
about
Age: 36y
1909
Age: 36y
birth of childIrena Johnson |
| 1909 • Einar Dessau uses a short-wave radio transmitter, becoming the first radio broadcaster. |
1910
Age: 37y
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residenceMiller, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ James Davidson Johnson and his wife Ella Campbell have six children in this census; Leo, Loyd, Alma, Robert, Emogene, Namoah, and Irena. They're living with Ella's father, Robert Campbell. James Davidson is a farm laborer. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1910 • The earth passes through the tail of Comet Halley. |
1911
Feb 6
Age: 38y
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birth of childGrace Campbell Johnson Hillsboro, Henry, Iowa, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1911 • Hiram Bingham rediscovers Machu Picchu in Peru. |
1913
Mar 29
Age: 40y
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birth of childHoward Charles Johnson 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1913 • In Germany, BASF starts the world's first plant for the production of fertilizer based on the Haber-Bosch process, feeding today about a third of the world's population. |
1920
Jan 26
Age: 47y
| 1920 • Finland joins the League of Nations. |
1930
Age: 57y
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residenceCedar Township, Van Buren, Iowa, USA ⇓ James and his wife Ella are living with their son Leo 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1930 • Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly in a fixed-wing aircraft, and also the first cow to be milked in an aeroplane. |
1940
Apr 24
Age: 67y
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locationCedar Township, Van Buren, Iowa, USA ⇓ Ella is living with her daughter Grace and her husband Eugene 1 Source ⇓ |
| 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. |
1944
Jun 23
Age: 71y
| 1944 • Kurt Gerron begins shooting the Nazi propaganda film Theresienstadt in Theresienstadt concentration camp. He and many others who feature in it are transferred to Auschwitz and gassed on its completion. |