Spouse
1873
Apr 7
1873 • The Battle of Montejurra at Navarra, Spain, is fought during the Third Carlist War. |
1880
Age: 6y
1897
Jan 20
Age: 23y
marriageCharles Albert Bourn Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ |
1897 • A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the Oba of Benin. This leads to a punitive expedition against Benin. |
1900
Age: 26y
1900 • The British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans purchases the land on Crete on which the ruins of the palace of Knossos stand. He begins to unearth some of the palace three days later. |
1930
Age: 56y
1930 • The television station W1XAV in Boston, Massachusetts, broadcasts video and audio from the radio orchestra program The Fox Trappers. This broadcast also includes the first television commercial in the United States, an advertisement for the I. J. Fox Furriers company which sponsored the telecast. |
1949
Apr 27
Age: 76y
1949 • An airliner flying from Paris to New York crashes in the Azores island of São Miguel. Among the victims are violinist Ginette Neveu and French boxer Marcel Cerdan. |