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Jack Sharkey
1902 Oct, 26

Jack Sharkey

Jack Sharkey, American boxer and referee (d. 1994)
Jack Sharkey (born Joseph Paul Zukauskas, Lithuanian: Juozas Povilas Žukauskas, October 26, 1902 – August 17, 1994) was a Lithuanian-American world heavyweight boxing champion.

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    Andrew Carnegie

    The Carnegie Institution of Washington is founded in Washington, D.C. with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie.
  • 27 Feb

    Breaker Morant

    Second Boer War: Australian soldiers Harry "Breaker" Morant and Peter Handcock are executed in Pretoria after being convicted of war crimes.
  • 17 May

    Antikythera mechanism

    Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.
  • 14 Jul

    Piazza San Marco

    The Campanile in St Mark's Square, Venice collapses, also demolishing the loggetta.
  • 9 Aug

    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

    Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.