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1865
Aug 24
| 1865 • The Shergotty meteorite Mars meteorite falls in Sherghati, Gaya, Bihar, India. |
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Age: 26y
1892
Age: 26y
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marriageMinnie Maude Adams Jasper, Jasper, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1892 • A tortoise called Timothy is brought to the estate of Powderham Castle in England, where she lives until her death in 2004. |
1892
Oct
Age: 27y
birth of childIda M Shelton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1892 • The four-day New Orleans General Strike begins. |
1895
Mar
Age: 29y
birth of childEva Shelton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1895 • Oscar Wilde's last play The Importance of Being Earnest is first shown at St. James' Theatre in London. |
1897
Sep
Age: 32y
birth of childThomas Shelton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1897 • Hiram Percy Maxim develops the muffler in conjunction with the suppressor. |
1900
Age: 34y
| 1900 • The arrival of a Russian naval fleet in Korea causes concern to the Imperial Japanese government. |
1900
Jan 5
Age: 34y
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birth of childWinnie Alice Shelton Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1900 • Second Boer War: The Siege of Kimberley is lifted. |
1910
Age: 44y
| 1910 • The first filmed version of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein comes out. Considered to be the first horror movie, it stars actor Charles Ogle as the monster. |
1940
Age: 74y
| 1940 • The Civil Aeronautics Administration is placed under the Department of Commerce. |
1951
Jan 5
Age: 85y
| 1951 • The radio program The Goon Show, a considerable influence on future comedy such as Monty Python, is first broadcast on BBC Home Service. The first series was entitled Crazy People. |