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1897Sep, 30

Alfred Wintle

Alfred Wintle, Russian-English soldier and politician (d. 1966)
Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Daniel Wintle MC, better known as A. D. Wintle, (30 September 1897 – 11 May 1966) was a British military officer in the 1st The Royal Dragoons who served in the First and Second World Wars. He was the first non-lawyer to achieve a unanimous verdict in his favour in the House of Lords, and is considered one of London's greatest eccentrics.

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Events on 1897

  • 22Jun

    Chapekar brothers

    British colonial officers Charles Walter Rand and Lt. Charles Egerton Ayerst are assassinated in Pune, Maharashtra, India by the Chapekar brothers and Mahadeo Vinayak Ranade, who are later caught and hanged.
  • 26Jul

    Siege of Malakand

    Anglo-Afghan War: The Pashtun fakir Saidullah leads an army of more than 10,000 to begin a siege of the British garrison in the Malakand Agency of the North West Frontier Province of India.
  • 2Aug

    Siege of Malakand

    Anglo-Afghan War: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the Malakand states.
  • 31Aug

    Kinetoscope

    Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
  • 12Sep

    Battle of Saragarhi

    Tirah Campaign: Battle of Saragarhi.