Dame Nellie Melba

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
05/19/1861	Nellie Melba was born.	Born as Helen Porter Mitchell.
12/22/1882	Nellie Melba marries Charles Nisbett Frederick Armstrong.
01/19/1884	Left Mackay for Melbourne.	Nellie Melba leaves Mackay and goes to Melbourne.
10/12/1887	Nellie Melba's first starring role.	Her first starring role as 'Gilda' at the Théâtre de La Monnaie in Brussels.
05/24/1888	First debut at Convent Garden.	Her first debut at Convent Garden ,where she sang as 'Lucia'.
05/18/1889	Paris debut.	Made her Paris debut as 'Ophelie' from Hamlet.
01/01/1900	Nellie Melba's divorce.	Nellie Melba and husband divorce in Texas. (exact date unknown)
03/15/1918	Appointed as Dame Commander of the British Empire.	Nellie Melba is appointed as Dame Commander of the British Empire for her efforts in World War 1.
10/11/1924	Announces Australian farewell to grand opera.	Nellie Melba announces first farewell to grand opera. (exact date unknown)
06/02/1927	Promoted to Dame Grand Cross of the British Empire.	Along with Princess Mary, Nellie Melba is promoted to Dame Grand Cross of the British Empire.
09/27/1928	One of Nellie Melba's last Australian tours.	One of her last Australian tours, in Melbourne.
02/23/1931	Nellie Melba died.	Nellie Melba dies from septicaemia, which was from a facial surgery in Europe some weeks before. She died in St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney.