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Lew Fields
1867Jan, 1

Lew Fields

Lew Fields, American actor, producer, and manager (d. 1941)
Lew Fields (born Moses Schoenfeld, January 1867 – July 20, 1941) was an American actor, comedian, vaudeville star, theatre manager, and producer. He was part of a comedy duo with Joe Weber. He also produced shows on his own and starred in comedy films.

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  • 29Mar

    British North America Act

    Queen Victoria gives Royal Assent to the British North America Act which establishes the Dominion of Canada on July 1.
  • 1Apr

    Crown colony

    Singapore becomes a British crown colony.
  • 15May

    Imperial Bank of Canada

    Canadian Bank of Commerce opens for business in Toronto. The bank would later merge with Imperial Bank of Canada to become what is CIBC in 1961.
  • 3Nov

    Battle of Mentana

    Giuseppe Garibaldi and his followers are defeated in the Battle of Mentana and fail to end the Pope's Temporal power in Rome (it would be achieved three years later).
  • 9Nov

    Meiji Restoration

    Tokugawa shogunate hands power back to the Emperor of Japan, starting the Meiji Restoration.