Spouse
1912
Jun 30
| 1912 • Alfred Wegener proposes the theory of continental drift. |
1940
Age: 27y
| 1940 • 19 – WWII: Thirty-two ships are sunk from Convoy SC 7 and Convoy HX 79 by the most effective "wolfpack" of the war including U-boat aces Kretschmer, Prien and Schepke. |
1949
Jul
Age: 37y
| 1949 • Robert Menzies elected prime minister of Australia. |
1955
Aug 24
Age: 43y
birth of childMari K McGee |
| 1955 • West Germany joins the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). |
2000
Dec 30
Age: 88y
| 2000 • Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon visits the Temple Mount, protected by a several-hundred-strong Israeli police force. Palestinian riots erupt, leading to a full-fledged armed uprising (called the Al-Aqsa Intifada by sympathizers and the Oslo War by opponents). |
2001
Oct 10
Age: 89y
