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Edward Herbert Godsiff

Edward Herbert Godsiff

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Born 4 NOV 1872 , Gt. Yarmouth
Died AFT 1932
Parents George Robert Godsiff (Father) Family
Caroline Elizabeth Ditcham (Mother) Family
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of Queen Victoria
  • Birth
    4 Nov 1872
    Born at Gt. Yarmouth
  • Newborn
    30 Nov 1872
    First international football match, Scotland v England
  • Age 3
    10 Mar 1876
    Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
  • Age 4
    9 Jul 1877
    First Wimbledon Championships
  • Age 6
    11 Jan 1879
    Zulu War begins
  • Age 7
    28 Dec 1879
    Tay Bridge disaster
  • Age 9
    19 Apr 1882
    Charles Darwin dies
  • Age 9
    29 Aug 1882
    England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
  • Age 12
    Dec 1884
    Third Reform Act
  • Age 15
    17 Apr 1888
    The Football League is founded
  • Age 16
    7 Dec 1888
    John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
  • Age 23
    2 Jun 1896
    Marconi patents wireless telegraphy
  • Age 26
    6 Feb 1899
    Mother Caroline Elizabeth died
  • Age 26
    1899–1902
    Second Boer War
  • Age 28
    22 Jan 1901
    Accession of Edward VII
    Reigned 1901–1910
  • Age 28
    22 Jan 1901
    Queen Victoria dies
  • Age 30
    21 Oct 1903
    Father George Robert died
  • Age 31
    17 Dec 1903
    The Wright brothers make the first powered flight
  • Age 34
    17 Jun 1907
    Brooklands motor circuit opens
    At Weybridge, Surrey.
  • Age 35
    13 Jul 1908
    London hosts the Olympic Games
  • Age 36
    1 Jan 1909
    First old age pensions paid
  • Age 36
    25 Jul 1909
    Blériot makes the first flight across the Channel
  • Age 37
    6 May 1910
    Accession of George V
    Reigned 1910–1936
  • Age 37
    13 Aug 1910
    Florence Nightingale dies
  • Age 38
    18 Aug 1911
    Parliament Act limits the power of the House of Lords
  • Age 39
    16 Dec 1911
    National Insurance Act
  • Age 39
    Mar 1912
    Captain Scott dies returning from the South Pole
  • Age 39
    15 Apr 1912
    Titanic sinks
  • Age 40
    8 Jun 1913
    Suffragette Emily Davison dies at the Derby
  • Age 41
    1914–1918
    Britain declares war on Germany: First World War begins
  • Age 42
    25 Apr 1915
    Gallipoli landings
  • Age 42
    7 May 1915
    Lusitania sunk
  • Age 43
    24 Apr 1916
    Easter Rising in Dublin
  • Age 43
    5 Jun 1916
    Lord Kitchener lost at sea
  • Age 43
    1 Jul 1916
    Battle of the Somme begins
    About 57,000 British casualties on the first day.
  • Age 44
    31 Jul 1917
    Battle of Passchendaele begins
  • Age 45
    6 Feb 1918
    Some women get the vote
    Representation of the People Act.
  • Age 45
    1918–1919
    Spanish flu pandemic
  • Age 46
    11 Nov 1918
    Armistice ends the First World War
  • Age 46
    14 Jun 1919
    Alcock and Brown make the first non-stop transatlantic flight
  • Age 50
    28 Apr 1923
    First FA Cup final at Wembley
  • Age 51
    22 Jan 1924
    First Labour government
  • Age 53
    26 Jan 1926
    John Logie Baird demonstrates television
  • Age 53
    3 May 1926
    General Strike begins
  • Age 55
    2 Jul 1928
    Women get the vote on equal terms with men
  • Age 55
    Sep 1928
    Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
  • Age 56
    Oct 1929
    Wall Street Crash begins the Great Depression
  • Age 57
    5 Oct 1930
    R101 airship disaster
  • Age c. 60
    1932
    Died