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1896
Sep
1896 • Oscar Wilde's play Salomé premieres in Paris. |
1900
Jun 11
Age: 3y
1900 • Second Boer War: The Siege of Kimberley is lifted. |
1917
Age: 20y
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militaryPennsylvania, USA ⇓ Was in World War I. 1 Source ⇓ |
1917 • An anti-prostitution drive in San Francisco occurs and police close about 200 prostitution houses. |
1920
Age: 23y
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residenceCranesville, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ Was a machinist helper for the railroad. 1 Source ⇓ |
1920 • A Bolshevik coup fails in the Democratic Republic of Georgia . |
1924
May 26
Age: 27y
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birth of childPhyllis Hall Miller St. Petersburg, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
1924 • George Gershwin's Lady Be Good and Fascinating Rhythm (book by Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson, lyrics by Ira Gershwin) premiere in New York, NY. |
1929
Age: 32y
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birth of childJean Anna Miller Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1929
Age: 32y
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birth of childJohn Edward Miller Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1929 • 6 January Dictatorship: King Alexander of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes suspends his country's constitution. |
1930
Age: 33y
1930 • Mahatma Gandhi sets off on a 200-mile protest march towards the sea with 78 followers to protest at the British monopoly on salt; more will join them during the Salt March that ends on April 5. |
1940
Age: 43y
1940 • Brisbane, Australia swelters through its hottest day ever, 43.2 degrees Celsius (109.76 Fahrenheit). |
1942
Apr 27
Age: 45y
1942 • The Japanese establish a beachhead on the north coast of New Guinea in the Buna-Gona area; a small Australian force begins a rearguard action on the Kokoda Track Campaign. |
1950
Age: 53y
1950 • Canadians Harry Wasylyk, Larry Hansen and Frank Plomp introduce the plastic bin bag for garbage collection. |
1951
Apr 23
Age: 54y
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residenceOil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ John and Cecelia are living at 203 Reed Street in Oil City. 1 Source ⇓ |
1951 • The U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services and U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations begins its closed door hearings into the dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur by U.S. President Harry S Truman. |
1966
Oct 1
Age: 70y
1966 • The Asian Development Bank begins operations. |