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Origin of Species title page.jpg
English naturalist Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
year 1859

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Events

EventStartEnd
Pax Brittanica18151915
Victorian era18401901

 

New Groups

GroupImageTypeDescription
University of FlorenceUniversity of Florence.pngPublicUniversity located in Florence, Italy
University of Illinois at ChicagoUniversity of Illinois at Chicago circle logo.pngResearch
Public
Public university in Chicago, Illinois
Wellington CollegeGroup.png
Ateneo de Manila UniversityAteneo de Manila University seal.svgMilitary ranks
Research university
Prestigious Philippine university
UK/Liberal PartyUK Liberal Party logo.png

 

Births

TitleBornPlace of birthDiedSummaryDescription
George Curzon11 January 1859Derbyshire
Kedleston
UK
20 March 1925Diplomat
Politician
Countries are "pieces on a chessboard, upon which is being played out a game for the domination of the world”
George Lansbury21 February 1859United Kingdom
Suffolk
Halesworth
7 May 1940Politician
Mansfield Smith-Cumming1 April 1859London
UK
14 June 1923Spook
Deep politician
Head of the organisation which later became MI6
Cyrus McCormick16 May 18591936Financier
Arthur Conan Doyle22 May 1859Scotland
Edinburgh
UK
7 July 1930Author
Doctor
Creator of Sherlock Holmes
Sidney Webb13 July 1859London13 October 1947
John Queeny17 August 185919 March 1933BusinesspersonFounder of infamous Big Chem company Monsanto
William Waldegrave Palmer17 October 185926 February 1942Diplomat
Deep state operative
British politician and colonial administrator. Milner Group/Society of the Elect.
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