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1889
Nov 6
| 1889 • Influenza pandemic originates in Russia. |
1889
Nov 6
| 1889 • The Eiffel Tower is inaugurated (opens May 6). At 300 m, its height exceeds the previous tallest structure in the world by 130 m. Contemporary critics regard it as aesthetically displeasing. |
1909
Apr 11
Age: 19y
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marriageHarrison Harry Pettit Marion County, Oregon, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1909 • Ottoman countercoup begins in the Ottoman Empire. |
1910
Apr 19
Age: 20y
| 1910 • January 20 – The first aviation meeting to be held in the United States, the 1910 Los Angeles International Air Meet at Dominguez Field, is held near Los Angeles, California. |
1911
Apr 30
Age: 21y
birth of childWilbur Harrison Pettit Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA ⇓ |
| 1911 • The United States Army adopts a new service pistol, the M1911 designed by John Browning. It remains the US service pistol for 74 years. |
1917
Sep 14
Age: 27y
marriageElmer Guy Boag Sr. Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1917 • A French infantry regiment seizes Missy-aux-Bois and declares an anti-war military government. Other French army troops soon apprehend them. |
1918
Aug 11
Age: 28y
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birth of childMary Ann Boag Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1918 • Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse renounces the Finnish throne. |
1920
Jan 12
Age: 30y
| 1920 • Canonization of Joan of Arc. Over 30,000 people attend the ceremony in Rome, including 140 descendants of Joan of Arc's family. Pope Benedict XV presides over the rite, for which the interior of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is richly decorated. |
1928
Apr 29
Age: 38y
birth of childWinona Mae Boag Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA ⇓ |
| 1928 • 19 – The 1928 Winter Olympics are held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the first as a separate event. Sonja Henie of Norway wins her first gold medal in women's figure skating. |
1930
Aug 21
Age: 40y
birth of childElmer Guy Boag Jr. Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1930 • The United Kingdom, Japan and the United States sign the London Naval Treaty to regulate submarine warfare and limit naval shipbuilding. |
1940
Age: 50y
| 1940 • Cartoon character Elmer Fudd makes his debut in the animated short Elmer's Candid Camera. |
1950
Sep 26
Age: 60y
| 1950 • Accused communist spy Alger Hiss is convicted on two counts of perjury |
1963
Jul 15
Age: 73y
| 1963 • Gideon v. Wainwright: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that state courts are required to provide counsel in criminal cases for defendants who cannot afford to pay their own attorneys. |