John Frederick Booth
3 Jun 1865 – 5 Aug 1930
5 facts1 source
Facts and their sources
- Born3 Jun 1865not verified1 source
- Died5 Aug 1930not verified1 source
A life in time
3 Jun 1865
Born
8 Aug 1897
A daughter is born
5 Aug 1930
Dies, aged 65
Family
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During his lifetime
He lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.
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The 1860s · John 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