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Yelizaveta Sheremeteva

26 Apr 1893 – 20 Jun 1974

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Facts and their sources

  • Born26 Apr 1893not verified1 source
  • Died20 Jun 1974not verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 26 Apr 1893

    Born

  2. 11 Jun 1929

    A daughter is born

  3. 20 Jun 1974

    Dies, aged 81

During her lifetime

She lived through 9 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 · Yelizaveta 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