1895
| 1895 • George Washington Vanderbilt II officially opens his "Biltmore House" estate, inviting his family to celebrate his new home in Asheville, North Carolina. |
1917
May 2
Age: 22y
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marriageAlma Lena Johnson Henry, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1917 • WWI: First Battle of Gaza: British Egyptian Expeditionary Force troops virtually encircle the Gaza garrison but are then ordered to withdraw, leaving the city to the Ottoman defenders. |
1918
Feb 21
Age: 23y
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birth of childMildred E Rosander Galva, Henry, Illinois, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1918 • WWI: The British Army's Desert Mounted Corps launches the |
1923
Nov 25
Age: 28y
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birth of childRussell H Rosander 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1923 • Rahula College is established in Ceylon with the name of "Parakramabhahu Vidyalaya". |
1940
Apr 6
Age: 45y
| 1940 • Katyn massacre: Members of the Soviet Politburo (Joseph Stalin, Vyacheslav Molotov, Lazar Kaganovich, Mikhail Kalinin, Kliment Voroshilov and Lavrenty Beria) sign an order, prepared by Beria, for the execution of 25,700 Polish intelligentsia, including 14,700 Polish POWs. |
1964
Age: 69y
| 1964 • Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 4 space probe from Cape Kennedy toward Mars to take television pictures of that planet in July 1965. |