| 1899 Boer War begins 1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight 1912 Titanic sinks on maiden voyage 1914 - 1918 World War I 1922 USSR formed by Soviet states | 1837 Queen Victoria assumes throne 1854 Crimean War with Russia 1869 Opening of Suez Canal 1871 Franco - Prussian War 1895 Marconi invents wireless telegraphy | 1798 Irish revolt against English rule 1804 Napoleon becomes French Emperor 1805 Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson killed 1815 Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon defeat 1830 French Revolution |
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![]() | Jane Houston b.1864 Duck Ponds, Sa d. | ![]() | Patrick Ganning b. d. | |||||
![]() | ![]() | Mary Ganning b.1840 Roscommon, Ireland d.1921 Port Linc, South Australia | | |||||
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