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1847
Sep 14
| 1847 • Saint Anthony Hall is founded at Columbia University, New York City, New York. |
1847
Sep 15
Age: 1d
baptismChatham, New Brunswick, Canada ⇓ His God Father and baptism sponsor was John McCarron, probable brother of Margaret McCarron. His God Mother was Mary (McGinnis) Ferguson, wife of John Ferguson and John McGinnis Sr's sister. |
| 1847 • Liberia gains independence. |
1884
Jul 16
Age: 36y
birth of childMary Marguerite McGinnis Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ⇓ |
| 1884 • The Colchester earthquake, England, the UK's most destructive, occurs. |
1887
Feb 20
Age: 39y
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birth of childThomas Arthur McGinnis Pullman, Cook County, Illinois, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1887 • Results of the Michelson-Morley experiment are published, indicating that the speed of light is independent of motion. |
1891
Jun 11
Age: 43y
birth of childJohn Joseph McGinnis Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1891 • Springhill, Nova Scotia, suffers a serious mining disaster. |
1893
Nov 7
Age: 46y
birth of childJames Martin McGinnis Florence, Snohomish, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1893 • The 1893 World's Fair, also known as the World's Columbian Exposition, opens to the public in Chicago, USA. The first United States commemorative postage stamps are issued for the Exposition. |
1896
Age: 48y
birth of childMary Agnes McGinnis Florence, Snohomish, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1896 • Nepalese archaeologists rediscover the great stone pillar of Ashoka at Lumbini, using Fa Xian's records. |
1914
Dec 24
Age: 67y
| 1914 • World War I – Battle of Cocos: The German cruiser Emden is sunk by the Australian cruiser Sydney. |