♂ Francis Joseph Fisher Sr.

1870 - 1949

 

Frank

Francis Joseph Fisher Sr.
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Parents
Peter S Fisher Sr.
Peter S Fisher Sr.
1817 - 1894
Katherine Wiesen
Katherine Wiesen
1831 - 1923
Spouse
Mary Candell
Mary Candell
1868 - 1934
Children
Siblings

1870


Jun 15
1870 • The first rugby match is played in New Zealand, between the Nelson Football Club and Nelson College.

1870


Age: 6m
1870 • The Ohio Legislature passes the Cannon Act, thereby establishing the Ohio Agriculture and Mechanical College, later Ohio State University.

1891


Jul 20
Age: 21y

marriage


Mary Candell
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA ⇓
Married in St. Patrick's Church
1891 • The Springboks rugby union team of South Africa play their first international test match against the Lions team of the British Isles and win by 4-0.

1892


Sep 19
Age: 22y
1892 • The Cadet Band (current day Highty-Tighties) of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (current day Virginia Tech) is established in the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets.

1894


May 1
Age: 23y
1894 • The Manchester Ship Canal and Docks are opened by Queen Victoria, linking the previously landlocked English industrial city of Manchester to the Irish Sea.

1896


Jan 13
Age: 25y
1896 • The premiere of Alfred Jarry's absurdist play Ubu Roi in Paris causes a near-riot.

1899


Jul 12
Age: 29y
1899 • The North Carolina General Assembly incorporates the town of Manteo, which was originally laid out as the Dare county seat in 1870.

1901


Feb 7
Age: 30y
1901 • In New Jersey, the Edison Storage Battery Company is founded.

1902


Sep 11
Age: 32y

1904


Jun 28
Age: 34y
1904 Russo-Japanese War: Russian troops in Korea retreat toward Manchuria, followed by 100,000 Japanese troops.

1906


Nov 7
Age: 36y
1906 • The Simplo Filler Pen company is founded, later to become the Montblanc Company.

1908


Nov 18
Age: 38y
1908 Young Turk Revolution in the Ottoman Empire: Major Ahmed Niyazi, with 200 followers (Ottoman troops and civilians), begins an open revolution by defecting from the 3rd Army Corps in Macedonia, decamping into the hill country.

1949


Apr 20
Age: 78y
1949 Israel is admitted to the United Nations as its 59th member.

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