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George Waterhouse (politician)
1906Aug, 6

George Waterhouse (politician)

George Waterhouse, English-New Zealand politician, 7th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1824)
George Marsden Waterhouse (6 April 1824 – 6 August 1906) was a Premier of South Australia from 8 October 1861 until 3 July 1863 and the seventh premier of New Zealand from 11 October 1872 to 3 March 1873.

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  • 8Apr

    Alzheimer's disease

    Auguste Deter, the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, dies.
  • 7Jun

    RMS Lusitania

    Cunard Line's RMS Lusitania is launched from the John Brown Shipyard, Glasgow (Clydebank), Scotland.
  • 18Sep

    Tsunami

    A typhoon with tsunami kills an estimated 10,000 people in Hong Kong.
  • 20Sep

    RMS Mauretania (1906)

    Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania is launched at the Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson shipyard in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
  • 9Nov

    Panama Canal

    Theodore Roosevelt is the first sitting President of the United States to make an official trip outside the country. He did so to inspect progress on the Panama Canal.