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Guy Laurence

30 Jun 1896 – 10 Oct 1982

6 facts1 source

Facts and their sources

  • Born30 Jun 1896not verified1 source
  • MarriedBarbara Symondsnot verified1 source
  • Died10 Oct 1982not verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 30 Jun 1896

    Born

  2. 1 Mar 1950

    A son is born

  3. 10 Oct 1982

    Dies, aged 86

Family

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During his lifetime

He lived through 10 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

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

The 1890s · Guy is born

Around the world1893

Women vote in New Zealand

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

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
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