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1860
Jan 16
| 1860 • A Chondrite-type meteorite falls to earth in Muskingum County, Ohio near the town of New Concord. |
1877
Jan 20
Age: 17y
birth of childMinnie Belle Thornton Cassville, Barry, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1877 • Serbia restates its previous declaration of war against Turkey. |
1878
Feb 14
Age: 18y
marriageFrances Jane Stroud Barry County, Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1878 • U.S. Coastal Survey renamed U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. |
1878
Oct 11
Age: 18y
birth of childLillian Mae Thornton Sequoia County, Oklahoma Territory, USA ⇓ |
| 1878 • 10-year Nauruan Tribal War breaks out. |
1882
Oct 29
Age: 22y
marriageIda May Shepherd Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1882 • Standard Oil of New Jersey is established. |
1884
Feb
Age: 24y
birth of childWilliam Henry Thornton Barry County, Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1884 • Letitia Alice Walkington becomes the first woman to receive a degree from the Royal University of Ireland. |
1885
Oct 17
Age: 25y
birth of childNora Belle Thornton Barry County, Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 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. |
1887
Jan 22
Age: 27y
birth of childSarah Jane Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1887 • Construction of the foundations of the Eiffel Tower starts in Paris, France. |
1890
Jul
Age: 30y
birth of childWalter Cyrus Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1890 • William II of Prussia opposes Bismarck's attempt to renew the law outlawing the Social Democratic Party. |
1893
Apr 1
Age: 33y
birth of childCora Ann Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1893 • Evergreen Park, Illinois is founded. |
1895
Nov 23
Age: 35y
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birth of childJohn Thomas Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1895 • Archie MacLaren scores an English County Championship cricket record innings of 424 for Lancashire against Somerset at Taunton. |
1898
Aug 17
Age: 38y
birth of childArch Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1898 • The British conquer and burn Benin City. |
1906
Aug 4
Age: 46y
| 1906 • The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, is manufactured. |