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André Maurois
1885Jul, 26

André Maurois

André Maurois, French soldier and author (d. 1967)
André Maurois (French: [mɔʁwa]; born Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog; 26 July 1885 – 9 October 1967) was a French author.

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    Buffalo Bill's Wild West

    American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.
  • 2May

    Léopold II of Belgium

    The Congo Free State is established by King Léopold II of Belgium.
  • 3Jun

    Big Bear

    In the last military engagement fought on Canadian soil, the Cree leader, Big Bear, escapes the North-West Mounted Police.
  • 6Jul

    Rabies

    Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
  • 29Aug

    Internal combustion

    Gottlieb Daimler patents the world's first internal combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen.