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1852
Dec 29
| 1852 • Taiping Rebellion: Taiping forces began the siege of Guilin. |
1883
Dec
Age: 30y
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birth of childClara A Wilkes Oregon, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1883 • Robert Louis Stevenson's children's pirate adventure novel Treasure Island is first published in book format, in London. |
1885
Age: 31y
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residenceClinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA ⇓ Jaretta is a teacher and Emily is a dress-maker. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1885 • John Ormsby publishes his new English translation of Don Quixote, acclaimed as the most scholarly made up to that time. It will remain in print through the 20th Century. |
1886
Apr
Age: 33y
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birth of childAda M Wilkes Oregon, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1886 • A massive hurricane demolishes the town of Indianola, Texas. |
1889
Age: 35y
1892
Dec 14
Age: 39y
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militaryAda, Douglas, Oregon, USA ⇓ She was appointed one of the U.S. postmasters. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1892 • The Nutcracker ballet with music by Tchaikovsky is premiered at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg, Russia. |
1900
Age: 46y
| 1900 • Boxer Rebellion: Foreign diplomats in Peking, China, demand that the Boxer rebels be disciplined. |
1920
Jan 25
Age: 67y
| 1920 • The Khorezm People's Soviet Republic is officially created by Bolshevist Russia as the successor to the Khanate of Khiva. |