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Helena immigrated from Germany to New York City in 1883 with only one suitcase. She struggled to find work in New York, and was told jobs were available in Chicago. She moved to Chicago and found work ironing, and met her future husband Frederic Gartner.
1863
Oct 30
| 1863 • American Civil War – The Battle of Chattanooga III begins: Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant reinforce troops at Chattanooga, Tennessee and counter-attack Confederate troops. |
1863
Oct 31
Age: 1d
| 1863 • January Uprising: Polish peasants are massacred by Russian hussars at Čysta Būda, near Marijampolė. |
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Age: 19y
1883
Age: 19y
| 1883 • The British Parliament considers a major bill to allow Indian judges to try Europeans in India. The British community rises in protest and defeats the measure. |
1885
Dec 9
Age: 22y
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marriageFrederic Gartner Cook County, Illinois, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1885 • The final act of the Berlin Conference regulates European colonization and trade in the "scramble for Africa". |
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Age: 22y
1886
Age: 22y
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birth of childCharles William Gartner Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1886 • Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile, the Benz Patent Motorwagen (built in 1885). |
1887
Dec 21
Age: 24y
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birth of childMargarita Gretchen Gartner Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1887 • Louis Pasteur's anti-rabies treatment is defended in the French Academy of Medicine by Dr. Joseph Grancher. |
1900
Jun 12
Age: 36y
| 1900 • Boxer Rebellion: An international contingent of troops, under British command, invades Peking and frees the Europeans taken hostage. |
1910
Age: 46y
| 1910 • Comet Halley is visible from Earth. It won't be seen again until 1986. |
1920
Jan 15
Age: 56y
| 1920 • France prohibits the sale or prescription of contraceptives. |
1951
Oct 22
Age: 87y
| 1951 • "We Charge Genocide", a petition describing genocide against African Americans, is delivered to the United Nations. |
1951
Oct 24
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burialSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Buried in Calvary Cemetery. |
| 1951 • The Tibetan government signs the Seventeen Point Agreement for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet with the People's Republic of China. |