Scottish-Canadian engineer, invented the telephone (born 1847)

Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-born Canadian-American inventor, scientist, and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone. He also co-founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1885.

Born

1847

March 3

Died

1922

Era

1840s

Country

United States

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Key dates

1847 Born
1922 Died

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473 Gundobad (nephew of Ricimer) nominates Glycerius as emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
724 Empress Genshō abdicates the throne in favor of her nephew Shōmu who becomes emperor of Japan.
880 Emperor Basil I ratifies the decrees of the Fourth Council of Constantinople, confirming the reinstatement of patriarch Photios I of Constantinople.
1575 Mughal Emperor Akbar defeats Sultan of Bengal Daud Khan Karrani's army at the Battle of Tukaroi.

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The world in 1922

When Alexander departed

april 1 In newly formed Northern Ireland, six Catholics are murdered in the Arnon Street killings, one week after six others were killed in the McMahon killings.
april 15 U.S. Senator John B. Kendrick of Wyoming introduces a resolution calling for an investigation of a secret land deal, which leads to the discovery of the Teapot Dome scandal.
april 16 The Treaty of Rapallo, pursuant to which Germany and the Soviet Union re-establish diplomatic relations, is signed.
april 20 The Soviet government creates the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within the Georgian SSR.

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Same-day contemporaries

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Arthur Kornberg 1918–2007 American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2007) Brent Tate 1982– Australian rugby league player and sportscaster Doc Watson 1923–2012 American bluegrass singer-songwriter and musician (died 2012) Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (died 1841) 1778– Georg Cantor 1845–1918 German mathematician and philosopher (born 1845) James Doohan 1920–2005 Canadian-American actor (born 1920) Jvke 2001– American singer-songwriter Laura Harring 1964– Mexican-American model and actress, Miss USA 1985 Margaret Bonds 1913– American pianist and composer (died 1972)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1847

Thomas Edison 1847–1931 American engineer and businessman, developed the light bulb and phonograph (died 1931) Castro Alves 1847– Brazilian poet and playwright (died 1871) Deacon White 1847–1939 American baseball player and manager (died 1939) Galileo Ferraris 1847–1897 Italian physicist and engineer (born 1847) Millicent Fawcett 1847–1929 English trade union leader and activist (born 1847)

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