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1844
Oct
| 1844 • Hong Kong Police Force, the world's second, Asia's first modern police force is established. |
1869
Sep 23
Age: 24y
marriageArabella Voris Franklin Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1869 • Sherwood College is founded in Nainital, India. |
1870
Age: 25y
birth of childBessie F Butler Connecticut, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1870 • A plebiscite held in Rome supports, by 133,681 votes to 1,507, the annexation of the city by Italy. |
1873
Feb
Age: 28y
birth of childCharles F Butler Connecticut, USA ⇓ |
1875
Age: 30y
birth of childMarshall A Butler Connecticut, USA ⇓ |
| 1875 • The Artisan's and Labourers' Dwellings Improvement Act 1875 is passed. |
1878
Oct
Age: 34y
birth of childJohn L Butler Connecticut, USA ⇓ |
| 1878 • American-born artist James McNeill Whistler's libel case against English critic John Ruskin over a review of the painting Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket (in which Whistler is described as "flinging a pot of paint in the public's face")Ruskin, John (1877-07-02). Fors Clavigera. is decided in the High Court of Justice in London. Whistler wins a farthing in nominal damages and only half of the costs, leading to his bankruptcy, and alienates patrons. |
1880
Age: 35y
1900
Age: 55y
| 1900 • First Michelin Guide published in France. |
1920
Age: 75y
| 1920 • Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa takes over Sabina and contacts de la Huerta to offer his conditional surrender. He signs his surrender on July 28. |
1924
Aug 22
Age: 79y
| 1924 • American media company Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) is founded in Los Angeles, California. |