Parents
Spouse
Children
1852
Jan 14
1860
Age: 7y
residenceJefferson County, Illinois, USA ⇓ Age in 1860: 8 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1860 • French typesetter Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville sings the French folk song "Au Clair de la Lune" to his phonautograph; producing the world's earliest known sound recording (however, it is not rediscovered until 2008). |
1870
Age: 17y
| 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. |
1900
Age: 47y
residenceBaker, Baker, Oregon, USA ⇓ Age: 48Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Servant 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1900 • N'Djamena, the capital city of Chad, is founded as Fort-Lamy by French commander Émile Gentil. |
1910
Age: 57y
residencePortland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA ⇓ Age: 58Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law 1 Source ⇓ |
1920
Age: 67y
| 1920 • The League of Nations moves its headquarters to Geneva, Switzerland. |
1923
Oct 23
Age: 71y
| 1923 • President Li Yuanhong of China abandons his residence because a warlord has commanded forces to surround the mansion and cut off its water and electric supplies, in order to force him to abandon his post. |