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1863
Apr 3
| 1863 • 3 – American Civil War: Union forces under George G. Meade turn back a Confederate invasion by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg, the largest battle of the war (28,000 Confederate casualties, 23,000 Union). |
1871
Age: 7y
| 1871 • Adolphe Thiers becomes the President of the French Republic. |
1878
Oct 30
Age: 15y
marriageArthur McGinnis Sr. Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada ⇓ |
| 1878 • The first assassination attempt is made against Umberto I of Italy by anarchist Giovanni Passannante, armed with a dagger. The King survived with a slight wound in one arm. Prime minister Benedetto Cairoli blocks the aggressor, receiving a leg injury. |
1878
Oct 30
Age: 15y
| 1878 • Otto von Bismarck abandons his Kulturkampf and forces through legislation outlawing the Social Democrats. |
1882
Age: 18y
| 1882 • Tottenham Hotspur F.C. (as Hotspur F.C.) |
1885
Mar
Age: 21y
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birth of childMary Margaret McGinnis Illinois ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1885 • Grover Cleveland succeeds Chester A. Arthur as President of the United States. |
1887
Dec 14
Age: 24y
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birth of childJohn Patrick McGinnis Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1887 • Heinrich Hertz discovers the photoelectric effect on the production and reception of electromagnetic (EM) waves (radio). This was an important step towards the understanding of the quantum nature of light. |
1892
Aug
Age: 29y
birth of childMargaret Leona McGinnis Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1892 • Sergei Witte replaces Ivan Vyshnegradsky as Russian finance minister. |
1895
Feb
Age: 31y
birth of childSarah Maria McGinnis Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1895 • The city of Tainan, last stronghold of the Republic of Formosa, capitulates to the forces of the Empire of Japan, ending the short-lived republic and beginning the era of Japanese rule. |
1897
Nov 30
Age: 34y
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birth of childAngus Arthur McGinnis Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1897 • May 14 "The Stars and Stripes Forever', the American patriotic march by John Philip Sousa, is performed for the first time "John Philip Sousa", in All Music Guide to Classical Music, by Chris Woodstra, et al. (Hal Leonard Corporation, 2005) p1296 |
1900
Jun 8
Age: 37y
| 1900 • Boxer Rebellion: Battle of Dagu Forts: Naval forces of the Eight-Nation Alliance capture the Taku Forts on the Hai River estuary in China. |
1917
Nov 21
Age: 54y
| 1917 • WWI: The Battle of Passchendaele: Allied offensive operations commence in Flanders. |
1917
Nov
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burialSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Died of Cancer of the Uterus. Buried in Calvary Cemetery. |
| 1917 • The nuncio Eugenio Pacelli, the future Pope Pius XII, is consecrated Archbishop by Pope Benedict XVL'Osservatore Romano, Weekly Edition in English, 12/19 August 1998, p. 9. |