American captain and historian (born 1840)

Alfred Thayer Mahan

" His 1890 book The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660–1783 won immediate recognition, especially in Europe, and with the publication of its 1892 successor, The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire, 1793–1812, he affirmed his status as a globally-known and regarded military strategist, historian, and theorist. Mahan's works encouraged the development of large capital ships—eventually leading to dreadnought battleships—as he was an advocate of the 'decisive battle' and of naval blockades.

Born

1840

September 27

Died

1914

Era

1840s

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Alfred, in brief

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1914 Died

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What else happened on this day, through history

1066 William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of the Somme river, beginning the Norman conquest of England.
1331 The Battle of Płowce is fought, between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teutonic Order. The Poles are defeated but their leaders escape capture.
1422 After the brief Gollub War, the Teutonic Knights sign the Treaty of Melno with Poland and Lithuania.
1529 The Siege of Vienna begins when Suleiman I attacks the city.

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The world in 1914

When Alfred departed

april 20 Nineteen men, women, and children participating in a strike are killed in the Ludlow Massacre during the Colorado Coalfield War.
april 21 Ypiranga incident: A German arms shipment to Mexico is intercepted by the U.S. Navy near Veracruz.
april 24 The Franck–Hertz experiment, a pillar of quantum mechanics, is presented to the German Physical Society.
august 1 World War I: The German Empire declares war on the Russian Empire.

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Albert Ellis 1913–2007 American psychologist and author (born 1913) Alvin Stardust 1942–2014 English singer and actor (born 1942) Angélica María 1944– American-born Mexican singer-songwriter and actress Bhagat Singh 1907–1931 Indian activist (born 1907) Cosimo de' Medici 1389–1464 Italian ruler (born 1386) Denis Lawson 1947– Scottish actor, director, and screenwriter Diane Abbott 1953– English journalist and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development Freddy Quinn 1931– Austrian singer, guitarist, and actor Guillaume Rondelet 1507–1566 French doctor (born 1507)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1840

Claude Monet 1840–1926 French painter (born 1840) Émile Zola 1840–1902 French novelist, playwright, journalist (died 1902) Kuroda Kiyotaka 1840–1900 Japanese general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Japan (born 1840) Murad V 1840–1904 Ottoman sultan (born 1840) Namık Kemal 1840–1888 Turkish journalist, poet, and playwright (born 1840) Sophia Jex-Blake 1840–1912 English physician and feminist (died 1912)

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