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Houdini is born
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World events during Houdini's Time
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Jeanne Calment was born
Jeanne Calment, born 21 February 1875, would eventually become the longest-living human being in recorded history. She lived until 1997, at the age of 122. She still holds the record as of 2011 -
Telephone protoype built
The prototype telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 -
assasination atempt of Queen Victoria
Roderick Maclean fails to assassinate Queen Victoria. -
Coca-Cola was invented.
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production of the first automobiles
Commercial production of automobiles began and was at an early stage. The first company formed exclusively to build automobiles was Panhard et Levassor in France, which also introduced the first four-cylinder engine.[40] -
The Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling published The Jungle Book in 1894. -
First version of moder Olympics
1896 saw the first edition of the modern Olympic Games -
Independece of Cuba
Cuba gains independence from the United States. -
The Wright brothers fly at Kitty Hawk NC
he Wright brothers fly at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Their Wright Flyer performed the first recorded controlled, powered, sustained heavier than air flight on December 17, 1903. In the day's fourth flight, Wilbur Wright flew 279 meters (852 ft) in 59 seconds. -
The 1906 San Fransicso earthquake
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake (estimated magnitude 7.8) on the San Andreas Fault destroys much of San Francisco, California, USA, killing at least 3,000, with 225,000–300,000 left homeless, and $350 million in damages. -
Earthquake and tsunami in Messina Sicily and Calabria
An earthquake and tsunami destroys Messina, Sicily and Calabria, killing over 70,000 people -
Titanic sinks
The RMS Titanic, a British ocean liner which was the largest and most elegant ship at that time, strikes an iceberg and sinks in the North Atlantic during its maiden voyage on 15th April 1912. 1,517 people perished in the disaster. -
Houdini dies