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1895
Oct 22
| 1895 • At the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris, Alfred Nobel signs his last will and testament, setting aside his estate to establish the Nobel Prize after his death. |
1913
Jun
Age: 17y
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immigrationPort Quebec, Canada ⇓ Based on the date aligning with one of her censuses, we believe this record is likely of her crossing, though it remains uncertain. She departed England and landed in Quebec. She likely would have taken the railroad into the United States. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1913 • The Monument to the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig in Germany is finished. |
1917
Jun 29
Age: 21y
birth of childLawrence Joseph Howard Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1917 • WWI: Ottoman force attacks Desert Mounted Corps units garrisoning el Buqqar ridge during the Battle of Buqqar Ridge fought in the last days of the Stalemate in Southern Palestine. |
1920
Jan 18
Age: 24y
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residenceSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ They lived on 1717 Bellevue Road, roughly a mile from Lawrence's adopted parents Joseph and Mary (Bardasona) Howard. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 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. |
1920
Feb 5
Age: 24y
marriageCharles Edmund Raynor Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1920 • Mexican Revolution: Álvaro Obregón announces in Chilpancingo that he intends to fight against the rule of Venustiano Carranza. |
1930
Apr 2
Age: 34y
| 1930 • Chicago Tribune journalist Jake Lingle is shot in Chicago, Illinois. Newspapers promise $55,000 reward for information. Lingle is later found to have had contacts with organized crime. |
1939
Jun 27
Age: 43y
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marriageAnton Ostegard Phillipsburg, Granite, Montana, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1939 • The film Gone with the Wind, starring Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Olivia de Havilland and Leslie Howard, premieres at Loew's Grand Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. It is based on Margaret Mitchell's best-selling novel. It is the longest American film made up to that time (nearly four hours). |
1940
Age: 44y
| 1940 • Norwegian Campaign: First British ground forces land in Norway at Namsos and Harstad. |
1962
Aug 19
Age: 66y
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deathSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ She passed away at the Mercer Nursing Home. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1962 • The Centralia mine fire is ignited. |