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Bread salesman in 1917, Bolter in shipyards in 1920, Barnman for street railway in 1930.
1887
Dec 14
1887 • An earthquake hits Sonora, Mexico. |
1888
Jan 8
Age: 25d
1888 • The United States Congress establishes the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. |
1900
Jun 8
Age: 12y
1900 • The Daoist monk Wang Yuanlu discovers the Dunhuang manuscripts in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, China. |
1911
Nov 16
Age: 23y
marriageMargarita Gretchen Gartner Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1911 • The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition is published under American management in England by Cambridge University Press. |
1913
Dec 27
Age: 26y
birth of childMary Margaret McGinnis Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
1913 • The Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, dictating the direct election of senators. |
1916
Mar 9
Age: 28y
birth of childHelen Rose McGinnis Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1916 • WWI – The Brusilov Offensive, the height of Russian operations in the war, begins with their breaking through Austro-Hungarian lines. |
1916
Jul 18
Age: 28y
residenceSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Living at 321 19th Ave NE Seattle, Washington, USA |
1916 • WWI: El Arish occupied by the British Empire Desert Column during advance across the Sinai Peninsula. |
1917
Age: 28y
militarySeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Working as a bread salesman for Parker Baking Company 1 Source ⇓ |
1919
Jan 11
Age: 31y
birth of childRita Gretchen McGinnis Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
1919 • The Hellenic Army lands at Smyrna on ships of the British Royal Navy. |
1920
Jan 7
Age: 32y
residenceSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Working as a "Bolter-Up" in a ship yard. 1 Source ⇓ |
1920 • Ottoman Sultan Mehmed VI's representatives sign the Treaty of Sèvres with the Allied Powers, confirming arrangements for partitioning of the Ottoman Empire. |
1930
Age: 41y
residenceSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Barnman for the street railway 1 Source ⇓ |
1930 • Canadian adventurer William "Red" Hill, Sr., makes a five-hour journey down the Niagara Gorge rapids. |
1940
Apr 9
Age: 52y
residenceSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Working for the "local transit system" 1 Source ⇓ |
1940 • King Leopold III of Belgium orders the Belgian forces to cease fighting, ending the 18-day Battle of Belgium. Leaders of the Belgian government on French territory declare Leopold deposed. |
1961
Nov 16
Age: 73y
anniversarySeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration |
1961 • Vostok 1: Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human in space, orbiting the Earth once. |
1976
May 31
Age: 88y
1976
Jun
burialSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Buried at Calvary Cemetery |
1976 • The Polisario Front, Western Sahara's national liberation movement, declares independence of the territory under the name "Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic". |