Births on January 29

R. Norris Williams

Born on January 29, 1891

R. Norris Williams, Swiss-American tennis player and banker (d. 1968)

Richard "Dick" Norris Williams II (January 29, 1891 – June 2, 1968), generally known as R. Norris Williams, was an American tennis player and RMS Titanic survivor.

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Events on 1891

10 Mar

Strowger switch
Almon Strowger, an undertaker in Topeka, Kansas, patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
15 May

Rerum novarum
Pope Leo XIII defends workers' rights and property rights in the encyclical Rerum novarum, the beginning of modern Catholic social teaching.
20 May

Kinetoscope
History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.

Births on January 29

R. Norris Williams

Born on January 29, 1891

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Events on 1891

Strowger switch

Rerum novarum

Kinetoscope