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1842 – The University of Notre Dame (building pictured) was founded by Edward Sorin of the Congregation of Holy Cross as an all-male institution in the U.S. state of Indiana.
The death toll from the earthquake and resulting fire is the greatest loss of life from a natural disaster in California's history. The most widely accepted estimate for the magnitude of the earthquake is a moment magnitude (M w) or Richter magnitude (M L) of 7.8; [7] however, other values have been proposed, from 7.7 to as high as 8.25. [8]
The 1562 map of the Americas, created by Spanish cartographer Diego Gutiérrez, which applied the name California for the first time.. California was the name given to a mythical island populated only by beautiful Amazon warriors, as depicted in Greek myths, using gold tools and weapons in the popular early 16th-century romance novel Las Sergas de Esplandián (The Adventures of Esplandián) by ...
Footballer (born 2001) association football player: United Kingdom: Reece: 2001-12-10 Jamie Margolin: American climate change activist environmentalist climate activist: United States of America: Jamie: 2001-12-10 Sam Sutton: New Zealand footballer association football player: New Zealand: Sam: 2001-12-10 Brandon Pierrick: English association ...
State flag of California Location of California on the U.S. map This is a list of notable people from the U.S. state of California . It includes people who were born/raised in, lived in, or spent portions of their lives in California, or for whom California is a significant part of their identity.
1927 – The Dole Air Race begins from Oakland, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, during which six out of the eight participating planes crash or disappear. 1929 – The 1929 Palestine riots break out in Mandatory Palestine between Palestinian Arabs and Jews and continue until the end of the month. In total, 133 Jews and 116 Arabs are killed.
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The following is a list of notable month-long observances, recurrent months that are used by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something.