♂ Harry Erwin Gates

1901 - 1971

Harry Erwin Gates
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1923


Oct 20
Age: 22y
1923 • The third hurricane of the season, the first recorded example of a storm crossing from the Eastern Pacific basin into the Atlantic basin, occurred in Oaxaca.

1930


Age: 28y
1930 Amy Johnson lands in Darwin, Australia, becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia (she left on May 5 for the 11,000 mile flight).

1937


Feb 19
Age: 35y
1937 Second Sino-Japanese War: Japanese aircraft attack the car carrying the ambassador of Great Britain during a raid on Shanghai.

1940


Age: 38y
1940 • Recruitment begins in Britain for a home defence force: the Local Defence Volunteers, later known as the Home Guard.

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