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Maurice Victor Donald of Battenberg

Maurice Victor Donald of Battenberg

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Born 1891
Died 1914 , battle of Mons
Parents Beatrice mary von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (Mother) Family
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of Queen Victoria
  • Birth
    1891
    Born
  • Age c. 5
    2 Jun 1896
    Marconi patents wireless telegraphy
  • Age c. 8
    1899–1902
    Second Boer War
  • Age c. 10
    22 Jan 1901
    Accession of Edward VII
    Reigned 1901–1910
  • Age c. 10
    22 Jan 1901
    Queen Victoria dies
  • Age c. 12
    17 Dec 1903
    The Wright brothers make the first powered flight
  • Age c. 16
    17 Jun 1907
    Brooklands motor circuit opens
    At Weybridge, Surrey.
  • Age c. 17
    13 Jul 1908
    London hosts the Olympic Games
  • Age c. 18
    1 Jan 1909
    First old age pensions paid
  • Age c. 18
    25 Jul 1909
    Blériot makes the first flight across the Channel
  • Age c. 19
    6 May 1910
    Accession of George V
    Reigned 1910–1936
  • Age c. 19
    13 Aug 1910
    Florence Nightingale dies
  • Age c. 20
    18 Aug 1911
    Parliament Act limits the power of the House of Lords
  • Age c. 20
    16 Dec 1911
    National Insurance Act
  • Age c. 21
    Mar 1912
    Captain Scott dies returning from the South Pole
  • Age c. 21
    15 Apr 1912
    Titanic sinks
  • Age c. 22
    8 Jun 1913
    Suffragette Emily Davison dies at the Derby
  • Age c. 23
    1914
    Died at battle of Mons
  • Age c. 23
    1914–1918
    Britain declares war on Germany: First World War begins