George Mathew Fisher

1889 - 1951

George Mathew Fisher
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Parents
Charles Fisher
Charles Fisher
1867 - 1947
Katherine Schmidt
Katherine Schmidt
1867 - 1941
Spouse
Anna F Foote
Anna F Foote
1897 - 1982
Children
Velma Helen Fisher
Velma Helen Fisher
1918 - 1938
Siblings

1889


Sep 2
1889 • Wofford and Furman play the first intercollegiate football game in the state of South Carolina.

1916


Jul 3
Age: 26y
1916 • The Hampton Terrace Hotel in North Augusta, South Carolina, one of the largest and most luxurious hotels in the nation at the time, burns to the ground.

1918


Apr 20
Age: 28y
1918 • The Finnish Air Force is founded. The blue swastika is adopted as its symbol as a tribute to the Swedish explorer and aviator Eric von Rosen, who donated the first plane. Von Rosen had painted the Viking symbol on the plane as his personal lucky insignia.

1951


Aug 10
Age: 61y
1951 • Dutch author Anne de Vries releases the first volume of her novel Journey Through the Night (Reis door de nacht) set during World War II.

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