Spouse
1912
Jun 30
| 1912 • Albania declares independence from the Ottoman Empire. |
1940
Age: 27y
| 1940 • Opening day at Jamaica Race Course features the use of parimutuel betting equipment, a departure from bookmaking heretofore used exclusively throughout New York. Other tracks in the state follow suit later in 1940. |
1949
Jul
Age: 37y
| 1949 • George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is published in London by Secker & Warburg. |
1955
Aug 24
Age: 43y
birth of childMari K McGee |
| 1955 • Racial segregation is outlawed on trains and buses in interstate commerce in the United States. |
2000
Dec 30
Age: 88y
| 2000 • Tarja Halonen is elected the first female president of Finland. |
2001
Oct 10
Age: 89y
