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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 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 “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 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