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Princess Sophia Petrovna of Russia

3 Mar 1898 – 3 Mar 1898

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Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 3 Mar 1898

    Born

  2. 3 Mar 1898

    Dies, aged 0

During her lifetime

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1890s · Princess is born

Around the world1893

Women vote in New Zealand

New Zealand became the first country where women could vote in national elections.

The first modern Olympics. Athens hosted the first modern Olympic Games, with 241 athletes from 14 nations.Around the world · 1896

The first modern Olympics. Athens hosted the first modern Olympic Games, with 241 athletes from 14 nations.

Émile Gilliéron · public domain
The “Russian flu”. A flu pandemic travelled the world by rail and steamship in a few months, killing about a million people.Around the world · 1889–1890

The “Russian flu”. A flu pandemic travelled the world by rail and steamship in a few months, killing about a million people.

Unknown · CC BY 4.0
The cinema. In a Paris café the Lumière brothers showed films to a paying audience for the first time.Around the world · 1895

The cinema. In a Paris café the Lumière brothers showed films to a paying audience for the first time.

Unknown authorUnknown author · public domain