English archaeologist and spy (born 1868)

Gertrude Bell

Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell was an English writer, traveller, political officer, administrator, and archaeologist. She spent much of her life exploring and mapping the Middle East, and became influential in British imperial policy-making as an Arabist due to her knowledge of the region and the contacts built up during her extensive travels there. During her lifetime, she was highly esteemed and trusted by British officials such as High Commissioner for Mesopotamia Percy Cox, giving her great influence. She participated in both the 1919 Paris Peace Conference (briefly) and the 1921 Cairo Conference, which helped decide the territorial boundaries and governments of the post-War Middle East as part of the partition of the Ottoman Empire.

Born

1868

July 14

Died

1926

Era

1860s

Country

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Gertrude, in brief

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1868 Born
1926 Died

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982 King Otto II and his Frankish army are defeated by the Muslim army of al-Qasim at Cape Colonna, Southern Italy.
1223 Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Philip II.
1420 Battle of Vítkov Hill, decisive victory of Czech Hussite forces commanded by Jan Žižka against Crusade army led by Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor.
1430 Joan of Arc, taken by the Burgundians in May, is handed over to Pierre Cauchon, the bishop of Beauvais.

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The world in 1926

When Gertrude departed

april 21 Al-Baqi cemetery, former site of the mausoleum of four Shi'a Imams, is leveled to the ground by Wahhabis.
april 24 The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years.
april 6 Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines).
april 7 Violet Gibson attempts to assassinate Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini.

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Ante Pavelić 1889–1959 Croatian fascist dictator during World War II (born 1889) Arthur de Gobineau 1816–1882 French writer who founded Gobinism to promote development of racism (died 1882) Ferdinando II de' Medici 1610–1670 Grand Duke of Tuscany (died 1670) Harry Dean Stanton 1926–2017 American actor, musician, and singer (died 2017) Javier Solana 1942– Spanish physicist and politician, Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Jerry Rubin 1938–1994 American activist, author, and businessman (died 1994) Plaek Phibunsongkhram 1897– Thai military officer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Thailand (died 1964) Robert F. Overmyer 1936–1996 American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (died 1996)

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Also born in 1868

Alexandra David-Néel 1868–1969 Belgian-French explorer and author (died 1969) Dietrich Eckart 1868–1923 German journalist, poet, and politician (born 1868) Edgar Lee Masters 1868–1950 American lawyer, author, poet, and playwright (died 1950) Fritz Haber 1868–1934 Polish-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1934) George Arliss 1868–1946 English actor and playwright (died 1946) George Ellery Hale 1868–1938 American astronomer and academic (born 1868) Henri Bourassa 1868–1952 Canadian publisher and politician (born 1868) Hugo Eckener 1868–1954 German pilot and businessman (died 1954) Mariano Trías 1868– Filipino general and politician, 1st Vice President of the Philippines (died 1914)

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