Spouse
1873
Apr 7
| 1873 • The Kennel Club, the world's first kennel club, is founded in the United Kingdom. |
1880
Age: 6y
1897
Jan 20
Age: 23y
marriageCharles Albert Bourn Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1897 • The French military governor of Madagascar, Joseph Gallieni, exiles Queen Ranavalona III to Réunion, abolishing the monarchy the next day. |
1900
Age: 26y
| 1900 • The United Kingdom proclaims a protectorate over Tonga. |
1930
Age: 56y
| 1930 • The Chittagong Rebellion begins in India with the Chittagong armoury raid. |
1949
Apr 27
Age: 76y
| 1949 • The first VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his travel expenses. Only two 1949 models were sold in America that year, convincing Volkswagen chairman Heinrich Nordhoff the car had no future in the U.S. (The Type 1 went on to become an automotive phenomenon.) |