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1897Oct, 23

John Baker (RAF officer)

John Baker, English air marshal (d. 1978)
Air Chief Marshal Sir John Wakeling Baker, (23 October 1897 – 10 March 1978) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force in the mid-20th century.

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Events on 1897

  • 26May

    Of Plymouth Plantation

    The original manuscript of William Bradford's history, "Of Plymouth Plantation" is returned to the Governor of Massachusetts by the Bishop of London after being taken during the American Revolutionary War.
  • 22Jun

    Chapekar brothers

    British colonial officers Charles Walter Rand and Lt. Charles Egerton Ayerst are assassinated in Pune, Maharashtra, India by the Chapekar brothers and Mahadeo Vinayak Ranade, who are later caught and hanged.
  • 26Jul

    Siege of Malakand

    Anglo-Afghan War: The Pashtun fakir Saidullah leads an army of more than 10,000 to begin a siege of the British garrison in the Malakand Agency of the North West Frontier Province of India.
  • 2Aug

    Siege of Malakand

    Anglo-Afghan War: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the Malakand states.
  • 31Aug

    Kinetoscope

    Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.