Victoria Melita von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha

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Born	25 NOV 1876 , Palace of San Antonio, Malta
Died	2 MAR 1936 , Amorbach, GER
Parents	Alfred Ernest von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (Father) Family
Marriages	Ernest Louis Albert Charles of Hesse-Darmstadt — 19 APR 1894 at Schloss Ehrenburg, Coburg, GER Family Page Unknown spouse Family Page

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of Queen Victoria

Birth

25 Nov 1876

Born at Palace of San Antonio, Malta
7 months

9 Jul 1877

First Wimbledon Championships
Age 2

11 Jan 1879

Zulu War begins
Age 3

28 Dec 1879

Tay Bridge disaster
Age 5

19 Apr 1882

Charles Darwin dies
Age 5

29 Aug 1882

England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
Age 8

Dec 1884

Third Reform Act
Age 11

17 Apr 1888

The Football League is founded
Age 12

7 Dec 1888

John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
Age 17

19 Apr 1894

Married Ernest Louis Albert Charles of Hesse-Darmstadt at Schloss Ehrenburg, Coburg, GER
Age c. 19

1895

Daughter Elizabeth Mary Alice born
Age 19

2 Jun 1896

Marconi patents wireless telegraphy
Age 22

1899–1902

Second Boer War
Age 23

30 Jul 1900

Father Alfred Ernest died
Age 24

22 Jan 1901

Accession of Edward VII

Reigned 1901–1910
Age 24

22 Jan 1901

Queen Victoria dies
Age 27

17 Dec 1903

The Wright brothers make the first powered flight
Age c. 31

1907

Daughter Marie born
Age 30

17 Jun 1907

Brooklands motor circuit opens

At Weybridge, Surrey.
Age 31

13 Jul 1908

London hosts the Olympic Games
Age c. 33

1909

Daughter Kira born
Age 32

1 Jan 1909

First old age pensions paid
Age 32

25 Jul 1909

Blériot makes the first flight across the Channel
Age 33

6 May 1910

Accession of George V

Reigned 1910–1936
Age 33

13 Aug 1910

Florence Nightingale dies
Age 34

18 Aug 1911

Parliament Act limits the power of the House of Lords
Age 35

16 Dec 1911

National Insurance Act
Age 35

Mar 1912

Captain Scott dies returning from the South Pole
Age 35

15 Apr 1912

Titanic sinks
Age 36

8 Jun 1913

Suffragette Emily Davison dies at the Derby
Age 37

1914–1918

Britain declares war on Germany: First World War begins
Age 38

25 Apr 1915

Gallipoli landings
Age 38

7 May 1915

Lusitania sunk
Age 39

24 Apr 1916

Easter Rising in Dublin
Age 39

5 Jun 1916

Lord Kitchener lost at sea
Age 39

1 Jul 1916

Battle of the Somme begins

About 57,000 British casualties on the first day.
Age c. 41

1917

Son Vladimir born
Age 40

31 Jul 1917

Battle of Passchendaele begins
Age 41

6 Feb 1918

Some women get the vote

Representation of the People Act.
Age 41

1918–1919

Spanish flu pandemic
Age 41

11 Nov 1918

Armistice ends the First World War
Age 42

14 Jun 1919

Alcock and Brown make the first non-stop transatlantic flight
Age 46

28 Apr 1923

First FA Cup final at Wembley
Age 47

22 Jan 1924

First Labour government
Age 49

26 Jan 1926

John Logie Baird demonstrates television
Age 49

3 May 1926

General Strike begins
Age 51

2 Jul 1928

Women get the vote on equal terms with men
Age 51

Sep 1928

Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
Age 52

Oct 1929

Wall Street Crash begins the Great Depression
Age 53

5 Oct 1930

R101 airship disaster
Age 59

20 Jan 1936

Accession of Edward VIII
Age 59

2 Mar 1936

Died at Amorbach, GER