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Bread salesman in 1917, Bolter in shipyards in 1920, Barnman for street railway in 1930.
1887
Dec 14
1887 • In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the first Groundhog Day is observed. |
1888
Jan 8
Age: 25d
1888 • The Rescue of the Renown: Dorus Rijkers saves the 30-man crew of the Renown off the Netherlands coast, risking his own life. |
1900
Jun 8
Age: 12y
1900 • Philippine–American War: Filipino resistance fighters defeat a large American column in the Battle of Pulang Lupa. |
1911
Nov 16
Age: 23y
marriageMargarita Gretchen Gartner Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1911 • Sun Yat-sen is elected the Provisional President of the Republic of China. |
1913
Dec 27
Age: 26y
birth of childMary Margaret McGinnis Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
1913 • Second Balkan War: The Treaty of Bucharest is signed, ending the war. Macedonia is divided and Northern Epirus is assigned to Albania. |
1916
Mar 9
Age: 28y
birth of childHelen Rose McGinnis Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1916 • WWI – Siege of Kut ends with the surrender of British forces to the Ottoman Empire at Kut-al-Amara on the Tigris in Basra Vilayet during the Mesopotamian campaign. |
1916
Jul 18
Age: 28y
residenceSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Living at 321 19th Ave NE Seattle, Washington, USA |
1916 • In Browning, Montana, the temperature drops from +6.7°C to -48.8°C (44°F to -56°F) in one day, the greatest change ever on record for a 24-hour period. |
1917
Age: 28y
militarySeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Working as a bread salesman for Parker Baking Company 1 Source ⇓ |
1917 • WWI: Brazil declares war against the Central Powers. |
1919
Jan 11
Age: 31y
birth of childRita Gretchen McGinnis Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
1919 • Earl W. Bascom, rodeo cowboy and artist, along with his father John W. Bascom at Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, designs and makes rodeo's first reverse-opening side-delivery bucking chute, now the world standard. |
1920
Jan 7
Age: 32y
residenceSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Working as a "Bolter-Up" in a ship yard. 1 Source ⇓ |
1920 • The 1920 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak hits the Great Lakes region and Deep South of the United States. |
1930
Age: 41y
residenceSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Barnman for the street railway 1 Source ⇓ |
1930 • Building of the Boulder Dam (later known as the Hoover Dam) is started on the Colorado River in the United States. |
1940
Apr 9
Age: 52y
residenceSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Working for the "local transit system" 1 Source ⇓ |
1940 • Marshal Philippe Pétain is named vice-premier of France. |
1961
Nov 16
Age: 73y
anniversarySeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration |
1961 • Vostok 2 (with Titov on board) lands in the Soviet Union. |
1976
May 31
Age: 88y
1976 • Apple Computer Company is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. |
1976
Jun
burialSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Buried at Calvary Cemetery |
1976 • The Maguire Seven are found guilty of possessing explosives and subsequently jailed for 14 years. |