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1913
Dec 27
| 1913 • The ballet The Rite of Spring, with music by Igor Stravinsky conducted by Pierre Monteux, choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky and design by Nicholas Roerich, is premièred by Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris; its modernism provokes one of the most famous classical music riots in history. |
1914
Jan 4
Age: 8d
| 1914 • German troops occupy Luxembourg in accordance with its Schlieffen Plan. |
1920
Jan 7
Age: 6y
1930
Age: 15y
| 1930 • The experimental television station, W9XAP, in Chicago, Illinois, broadcasts the election for the United States Senate, the first time that a senatorial race, with continual tallies of the votes, is televised. |
1932
Jun 6
Age: 18y
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graduationSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Graduated from Holy Angels Academy |
| 1932 • Japan declares Manzhouguo (Japanese name for Manchuria) formally independent from China. |
1940
Age: 25y
| 1940 • WWII: Winston Churchill tells the House of Commons of the United Kingdom: "The Battle of France is over. The Battle of Britain is about to begin." |
1941
Feb 8
Age: 27y
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marriageHarold Erving Fisher Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1941 • Washington state's Grand Coulee Dam begins to generate electricity. |
1942
Feb 14
Age: 28y
birth of childJames Edward Fisher Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1942 • The Jewish Star of David is required wearing for all Jews in the Netherlands and Belgium; Jews in other Nazi-controlled countries have already been wearing it. |
1943
Apr 21
Age: 29y
birth of childJean Marie Fisher Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1943 • Subhas Chandra Bose sets up a pro-Japanese Indian government at Port Blair, India. |
1945
Apr 5
Age: 31y
birth of childCarole Arlene Fisher Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ |
1949
Apr 18
Age: 35y
birth of childPatricia Louise Fisher Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1949 • The first VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his travel expenses. Only two 1949 models were sold in America that year, convincing Volkswagen chairman Heinrich Nordhoff the car had no future in the U.S. (The Type 1 went on to become an automotive phenomenon.) |
1950
Apr 13
Age: 36y
| 1950 • Winston Churchill supports idea of a pan-European army allied with Canada and the U.S. |
2005
Aug 10
Age: 91y
| 2005 • YouTube is launched: the first video is uploaded at 20:27 (8:27 pm). |
2005
Aug 13
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burialShoreline, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Buried at Holyrood Catholic Cemetery |
| 2005 • Watergate: Deep Throat's identity is revealed by Vanity Fair to be former FBI Associate Director Mark Felt after retiring on June 22, 1973. |