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Suffrage reform enacted in 1909
In 1909, Sweden enacted a major suffrage reform that expanded voting rights.
Stjärnorp church parish, 26 Jul 1908 – Rio de Janeiro, 21 Jan 1961
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26 Jul 1908
Born in Stjärnorp church parish
31 Dec 1940
A daughter is born
21 Jan 1961
Dies in Rio de Janeiro, aged 52
He lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Stjärnorp church parish.
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Bahiano · 1902
A lundu sung by Bahiano for Casa Edison in Rio, among the very first records made in Brazil.
Who governed
President of Brazil, 1906–1909 · Republic of Brazil
President of Brazil, 1909–1910 · Republic of Brazil
In the news1909
In 1909, Sweden enacted a major suffrage reform that expanded voting rights.
What people wore
Men's hats worn to scare predators
Herding girls wore men's hats to scare away bears and wolves, making the animals believe a man was approaching.
In the news · 1904The Vaccine Revolt. November 1904: a tram wrecked in Rio during a week of riots against compulsory smallpox vaccination.
In the news1902–1904
Oswaldo Cruz launched an infamous rat-catching program in Rio de Janeiro, paying citizens to turn in dead rats to combat plague.
Getting aroundA motor car in Rio. A De Dietrich on Avenida Central in 1908, when a car in the street was still worth a photograph in Fon-Fon.
Around the world · 1903–1906Powered flight. The Wright brothers flew a powered aeroplane at Kitty Hawk in 1903; in 1906 Santos-Dumont flew the 14-bis in Paris.