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1871Apr, 20

Sydney Chapman (economist)

Sydney Chapman, English economist and civil servant (d. 1951)
Sir Sydney John Chapman KCB CBE (20 April 1871 – 29 August 1951) was an English economist and civil servant. He was Chief Economic Adviser to HM Government from 1927 to 1932.

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Events on 1871

  • 17Feb

    Siege of Paris (1870-71)

    The victorious Prussian Army parades through Paris, France, after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.
  • 22Mar

    William Woods Holden

    In North Carolina, William Woods Holden becomes the first governor of a U.S. state to be removed from office by impeachment.
  • 21May

    Bloody Week

    French troops invade the Paris Commune and engage its residents in street fighting. By the close of "Bloody Week", some 20,000 communards have been killed and 38,000 arrested.
  • 28Sep

    Slavery in Brazil

    The Brazilian Parliament passes the Law of the Free Womb, granting freedom to all new children born to slaves, the first major step in the eradication of slavery in Brazil.
  • 8Oct

    Great Chicago Fire

    Four major fires break out on the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Peshtigo, Wisconsin, Holland, Michigan, and Manistee, Michigan including the Great Chicago Fire, and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire.