♂ Lyman P Butler

1844 - 1924

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1870


Age: 25y
1870 Franco-Prussian War: Marshal François Achille Bazaine, commanding the French left wing, is forced by starvation to surrender the fortifications of Metz, ending the Siege of Metz.

1873


Feb
Age: 28y
1873 • The Rio Tinto Company is formed in Spain, following the February 17 purchase of the Rio Tinto mine from the Spanish government by a British investment group.

1875


Age: 30y
1875 • The Arya Samaj is founded in Mumbai by Swami Dayananda.

1878


Oct
Age: 34y
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
1880 • A big earthquake struck Zagreb and demolished everything including the Zagreb Cathedral.

1920


Age: 75y
1920 • The National Football League is established as the American Professional Football Association.

1924


Aug 22
Age: 79y
1924 • HRH Prince of Wales makes state visit to Japan aboard HMS Renown.

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