Emma Freiin von Landsberg-Velen
7 Feb 1868 – 5 Mar 1940
6 facts1 source
Facts and their sources
- Born7 Feb 1868not verified1 source
- Died5 Mar 1940not verified1 source
A life in time
7 Feb 1868
Born
18 Dec 1905
A son is born
5 Mar 1940
Dies, aged 72
Family
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The 1860s · Emma is born
Around the world · 1869The Suez Canal opens. A canal through Egypt joined the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, cutting the voyage from Europe to Asia by weeks.
NASA · public domain
Around the world · 1866A cable under the Atlantic. A telegraph cable laid across the ocean floor joined Europe and America: messages crossed in minutes instead of weeks.
Robert Charles Dudley · public domain