Abdülhamid II vs George Westinghouse
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Compare the life timelines of Abdülhamid II (1842–1918) and George Westinghouse (1846–1914) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 68 years, from 1846 to 1914.
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Abdülhamid II (1842–1918)
- — Born in Constantinople Verified
- — Accession to the throne Verified
- — Promulgation of the first Ottoman constitution Verified
- — Russo-Turkish War Verified
- — Suspension of parliament Verified
- — Modernization and railway projects Verified
- — Young Turk Revolution Verified
- — Exile in Salonica Verified
- — Deposition from the throne Verified
- — Death in Constantinople Verified
George Westinghouse (1846–1914)
- — Born in Central Bridge, New York Verified
- — Served in the Union Army and Navy during the Civil War Verified
- — Married Marguerite Erskine Walker Verified
- — Patented the railway air brake and founded the Westinghouse Air Brake Company Verified
- — Founded the Westinghouse Electric Company Verified
- — Licensed Nikola Tesla's AC induction motor and polyphase patents Verified
- — Westinghouse Electric lit the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago Verified
- — Niagara Falls hydroelectric plant began transmitting AC power Verified
- — Lost control of the Westinghouse companies during the financial panic Verified
- — Died in New York City Verified