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1887
Dec 21
| 1887 • Arthur Conan Doyle's detective character Sherlock Holmes makes his first appearance, in the novel A Study in Scarlet published in Beeton's Christmas Annual. |
1900
Age: 11y
| 1900 • American temperance agitator Carrie Nation begins her crusade to demolish saloons. |
1910
May 5
Age: 22y
| 1910 • The Union of South Africa is created. |
1911
Age: 22y
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marriageJohn Patrick McGinnis 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1911 • New Zealand-born British physicist Ernest Rutherford deduces the existence of a compact atomic nucleus from scattering experiments. |
1913
Dec 27
Age: 26y
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birth of childMary Margaret McGinnis Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1913 • New York City's Grand Central Terminal, having been rebuilt, reopens as the world's largest railroad station. |
1916
Mar 9
Age: 28y
birth of childHelen Rose McGinnis Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1919
Jan 11
Age: 31y
birth of childRita Gretchen McGinnis Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1919 • 17 – Members of the American Expeditionary Forces convene in Paris for the first American Legion caucus. |
1920
Jan 7
Age: 32y
| 1920 • 25 – Polish–Soviet War: The Red Army is defeated in the Battle of Warsaw. |
1930
Age: 41y
| 1930 • Sergei Eisenstein arrives in Hollywood to work for Paramount Pictures; they part ways by October. |
1940
Age: 51y
| 1940 • Katyn massacre: Members of the Soviet Politburo (Joseph Stalin, Vyacheslav Molotov, Lazar Kaganovich, Mikhail Kalinin, Kliment Voroshilov and Lavrenty Beria) sign an order, prepared by Beria, for the execution of 25,700 Polish intelligentsia, including 14,700 Polish POWs. |
1969
Apr 19
Age: 81y
| 1969 • Recently formed British Leyland launches their first new model, the Austin Maxi in Portugal. |
1969
Apr 22
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burialSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Buried in Calvary Cemetery. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1969 • John Fairfax lands in Hollywood Beach, Florida near Miami and becomes the first person to row across an ocean solo, after 180 days spent at sea on board 25' ocean rowboat 'Britannia' (left Gran Canaria on January 20, 1969). |