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Edward Battersby Bailey

Edward Battersby Bailey, English geologist (died 1965)

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Born
July 1, 1881
Died
March 19, 1965
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1881

About Edward Battersby Bailey

Sir Edward Battersby Bailey FRS FRSE MC was an English geologist. He also won a heavyweight boxing medal while at Cambridge. He was awarded the Military Cross in 1916 and the French Croix de Guerre with palms in 1919. He was awarded the Bolitho Medal of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall in 1937, and the Wollaston Medal of the Geological Society of London in 1949.

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Edward Battersby Bailey timeline

  1. He was awarded the Military Cross in 1916 and the French Croix de Guerre with palms in 1919.
  2. He was awarded the Bolitho Medal of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall in 1937, and the Wollaston Medal of the Geological Society of London in 1949.

The world when Edward Battersby Bailey was born

Edward Battersby Bailey was born in 1881. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlinePresident Garfield assassinated
  • Technology milestoneFirst electric power plant (Godalming, England)
  • World population~1.41B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames A. Garfield / Chester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population51.0M

1881 versus 2026

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Measure18812026
Population51.0M341 million

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