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1905
Mar 9
| 1905 • HMS Dreadnought is laid down, revolutionizing battleship design and triggering a naval arms race. |
1910
Age: 4y
| 1910 • Henry Ford sells 10,000 automobiles. |
1920
Jan 2
Age: 14y
| 1920 • The Grand National Assembly of Turkey is founded by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in Ankara. It denounces the government of Sultan Mehmed VI and announces a temporary constitution. |
1928
Apr 7
Age: 23y
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marriageMadeline Ella Ford 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1928 • Swedes start a tradition of eating Gustavus Adolphus pastries to commemorate the 17th-century king on the anniversary of his death in battle. |
1933
Nov 19
Age: 28y
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birth of childWilliam Stanley Johnson Jr. Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1933 • Editors of the Harvard Lampoon steal the Sacred Cod of Massachusetts from the State House (it is returned two days later). |
1940
Age: 34y
| 1940 • WWII: Mechelen Incident: A German plane carrying secret plans for the invasion of western Europe makes a forced landing in Belgium, leading to mobilization of defense forces in the Low Countries. |
1950
Apr 4
Age: 45y
| 1950 • The first race in the inaugural FIA Formula One World Championship is held at Silverstone, England. |
1984
Jun 26
Age: 79y
| 1984 • Sinn Féin's Gerry Adams and 3 others are seriously injured in a gun attack by the Ulster Volunteer Force. |
1984
Jun
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burialLawson, Ray County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Buried at the Lawson Cemetery in Missouri, Plot: Section D, Row 36 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1984 • Joe Kittinger becomes the first person to cross the Atlantic, solo, in a hot air balloon. |