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1871Apr, 25

Lorne Currie

Lorne Currie, French-English sailor (d. 1926)
Lorne Campbell Currie (25 April 1871 – 20 June 1926) was a sailor from Great Britain, who represented his country at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Meulan, France. With crew John Gretton, Linton Hope and Algernon Maudslay. Currie, as helmsman, took first place in race of the .5 to 1 ton. He was born and died in Le Havre, France. His father, John Martin Currie, was a younger brother of Donald Currie, the ship owner, and acted as agent for the firm in Le Havre.

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Events on 1871

  • 28Jan

    Siege of Paris (1870-71)

    Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Paris ends in French defeat and an armistice.
  • 17Feb

    Siege of Paris (1870-71)

    The victorious Prussian Army parades through Paris, France, after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.
  • 21May

    Bloody Week

    French troops invade the Paris Commune and engage its residents in street fighting. By the close of "Bloody Week", some 20,000 communards have been killed and 38,000 arrested.
  • 28Sep

    Slavery in Brazil

    The Brazilian Parliament passes the Law of the Free Womb, granting freedom to all new children born to slaves, the first major step in the eradication of slavery in Brazil.
  • 8Oct

    Great Chicago Fire

    Four major fires break out on the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Peshtigo, Wisconsin, Holland, Michigan, and Manistee, Michigan including the Great Chicago Fire, and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire.