George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, English archaeologist and businessman (b. 1866)
George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, DL (26 June 1866 – 5 April 1923), styled Lord Porchester until 1890, was an English peer and aristocrat best known as the financial backer of the search for and excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings. His country house, Highclere Castle, served as the filming location of the ITV/PBS television series Downton Abbey.
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George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
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- 16Feb
Tutankhamun
Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. - 25Jun
Aerial refueling
Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH.4B biplane - 1Jul
History of Chinese immigration to Canada
The Canadian Parliament suspends all Chinese immigration. - 12Sep
Zimbabwe
Southern Rhodesia, today called Zimbabwe, is annexed by the United Kingdom. - 29Oct
Ottoman Empire
Turkey becomes a republic following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.