Saturday 30 May 2020

Jules Verne | Timeline

Colourized by Jecinci
Jules Gabriel Verne (8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the Voyages extraordinaires, a series of bestselling adventure novels including Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873). (Intro from Wikipedia)

February 8, 1828 - Île Feydeau, Nantes, France - Jules Gabriel Verne is born
January(?) 1(?), 1829 - Nantes - Verne family moves to No.2 Quai Jean-Bart, Nantes
January(?) 1(?), 1834 - Nantes - Jules is sent to boarding school at 5 Place du Bouffay
January(?) 1(?), 1836 - Nantes - Jules enrolls in École Saint-Stanislas, a catholic school
January(?) 1(?), 1839 - Paimboeuf - 11-year-old Verne secretly procures a spot as cabin boy on the ship "Coralie" with the intention of travelling to the Indies and bringing back a coral necklace for his cousin Caroline. The evening the ship set out for the Indies, it stopped first at Paimboeuf where Pierre Verne arrived just in time to catch his son and make him promise to travel "only in his imagination" (wikipedia). Begins writing his first novel "Un prête" (A Priest), influenced by his experience in the Catholic School
January(?) 1(?), 1842 - Nantes - Jules enrolls in the Petit Séminaire de Saint-Donatien, as a lay student
January(?) 1(?), 1844 - Nantes - Jules and his brother are enrolled in the Lycée Royal in Nantes
July 29, 1846 - Rennes - Completes his baccalauréat at Rennes and receives the grade "Good Enough"
January(?) 1(?), 1847 - Paris - Verne's father sends Jules to Law School in Paris
April 27, 1847 - While in Paris - His cousin Caroline, with whom he was in love, is married to Émile Dezaunay, a man of 40.
October(?) 1(?), 1847 - Paris - Passes first-year Law exams
January(?) 1(?), 1848 - Nantes - Returns to Nantes. Meets Rose Herminie Arnaud Grossetière and falls in love with her
July 19, 1848 - Nantes - Rose Herminie Arnaud Grossetière marries Armand Terrien de la Haye, a rich landowner, to Verne's deep frustration

July 30(?), 1848 - Nantes - Jules leaves Nantes again for Paris
June 12, 1850 - Paris - Presentation of the stage comedy "Les Pailles Rompues" written by Jules Verne and Alexandre Dumas Fils =(START)
January(?) 1(?), 1851 - Paris - Verne graduates with a "Licence en Droit"
July 1(?), 1851 - Paris - Publication of the historical short story "Un Drame au Mexique"
August 1(?), 1851 - Paris - Publication of the adventure short story "Un Drame dans les airs"
January 1(?), 1852 - Paris - Jules Verne refuses an ultimatum from his father to pursue law in Nantes
July 10, 1852 - Paris - The novella "Martin Paz" begins being presented in the "Musée des Familles"
August 11, 1852 - Paris - End of the presentation of the novella "Martin Paz"
April 1(?), 1854 - Paris - Publication of the short story "Master Zacharius"
June 30, 1854 - Paris - Playwright Jules Seveste, Jules Verne's employer, has a massive stroke and dies
April 1(?), 1855 - Paris - Publication of the short adventure story "Un Hivernage dans les glaces" (A Winter amid the Ice)
January(?) 1(?), 1856 - Paris - Jules Verne stops working for the magazine due to a discussion with Pitre-Chevalier
May 1(?), 1856 - Amiens - Jules Verne travels to Amiens to be August Lelarge's best man. He meets the bride's sister, Honorine de Viane Morel, a 26-year-old widown with two children
November 1(?), 1856 - Amiens - Jules Verne accepts the offer of Honorine's brother to go into business with a broker, and his father gives the approval
January 10, 1857 - Amiens - Jules Verne marries Honorine de Viane Morel
July 27, 1859 - Paris - Jules Verne takes the train to Nantes
July 30(?), 1859 - Nantes - Verne is forced to sail to Bordeaux due to sailing schedule changes
August 2, 1859 - Bordeaux - Jules Verne arrives in Bordeaux and waits a few days for the steamer to Liverpool
August 22, 1859 - Bordeaux - Jules Verne embarks in the steamship 'SS Hamburg" to Liverpool
August 25, 1859 - Liverpool, England - Arrival in Liverpool
August 27, 1859 - Edinburgh, Scotland - Visit to Edinburgh
August 31, 1859 - Oakley - Visit to Oakley
September 1, 1859 - Stirling, Balloch, Loch Lomond - Visit to Stirling
September 2, 1859 - Edinburgh - Returns to Edinburgh
September 3, 1859 - London - Arrives in London
September 6, 1859 - Dieppe, Normandy - Returns to France in Dieppe
January(?) 1(?), 1860 - Paris - Meets photographer, cartoonist and balloonist Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, known by the pseudonym "Nadar", who is the inspiration for the character of "Michael Ardan" in "From the Earth to the Moon"
July 2, 1861 - Paris - Jules Vernetakes the train in "Gare du Nord" to Hamburg, via Hannover and Cologne
July 3, 1861 - Altona, Hamburg - 2-day stay in Hamburg
July 5, 1861 - Lübeck, Germany - Boards the steamer "Svea" to Stockholm
July 6, 1861 - Ystad, Sweden - Jules Verne arrives in Sweden
July 7, 1861 - Kalmar | Stockholm - Stops in Kalmar
July 8, 1861 - Stockholm - Arrives in Stockholm, where they accomodate themselves at "Hotel Rydberg"
July 15, 1861 - Motala - Arrives at Motala
July 16, 1861 - Töreboda, Sjötorp, Lake Vänern - Travelling to Gothemburg
July 17, 1861 - Gothemburg, Sweden - Arrives in Gothemburg
July 18, 1861 - Gothemburg - Jules Verne boards the norwegian paddlewheel steamship "Viken" to Stavern (Norway)
July 19, 1861 - Christiania (Oslo), Norway - Arrives in Christiania (Oslo) via Larvik, Horten, Vallo, Moss and Drobak
July 21, 1861 - Eidsvoll - Excursion to Eidsvoll
July 23, 1861 - Sandvika - Visit to Sandvika
July 24, 1861 - Drammen - Visit to Drammen
July 25, 1861 - Kongsberg - Visit to Kongsberg
July 26, 1861 - Tinnes | Notodden - Visit to Tinnes and Notodden
July 27, 1861 - Dalen - Excursion to Telemark, in Dalen
July 28, 1861 - Rjukan (Vestfjorddalen) - Visit to Rjukan
July 29, 1861 - Gaustatoppen, near Rjukan - Visit to Mount Gausta
July 30, 1861 - Dalen - Returns to Dalen on the way back to Christiania
July 31, 1861 - Drammen - Returns to Drammen on the way back to Christiania
August 1, 1861 - Christiania (Oslo) - Returns to Christiania
August 2, 1861 - Helsingborg | Helsingør | Copenhagen, Denmark - Stop at Helsingborg. Visit to Helsingør. Arrives in Copenhagen
August 4, 1861 - While in Copenhagen - His son, Michel, is born in Paris
August 6, 1861 - Korsør, Denmark - Reaches Korsør by train and embarks to Kiel
August 7, 1861 - Kiel, Germany - Arrives in Kiel on the "Hermod", a steamship ship carrying mail
August 8, 1861 - Paris - Jules Verne returns to Paris
January(?) 1(?), 1862 - Paris - Verne and Nadar establish the "Société pour la recherche de la navigation aérienne" (later "La Société d'encouragement de la locomotion aérienne au moyen du plus lourd que l'air" (The Society for the Encouragement of Aerial Locomotion by Means of Heavier than Air Machines)
October 23, 1862 - Paris - Jules Verne signs the first of his six contracts with Hetzel
January(?) 1(?), 1863 - Paris - Pierre-Jules Hetzel rejects Verne's book "Paris au XXe siècle"
January 31, 1863 - Paris - Publication of the adventure novel "Cinq semaines en Ballon"
October 4, 1863 - Paris - Nadar's ballon, "Le Géant", makes its first flight from the Champ-de-Mars
October 18, 1863 - Paris - Second flight of "Le Géant"
March 20, 1864 - Paris - The first issues with the story of "Captain Hatteras" are published
August 1, 1864 - Chantenay (Nantes) - Trip to Chantenay
November 25, 1864 - Paris - Publication of the science fiction novel "Voyage au centre de la Terre"
September 14, 1865 - Paris - Publication of the novel "De la Terre à la Lune, trajet direct en 97 heures 20 minutes"
September 18, 1865 - Le Crotoy - Verne and family spend 9 weeks in the fishing village of Le Crotoy
March 1(?), 1866 - Le Crotoy - The family moves to Le Crotoy
September 10, 1866 - Bordeaux - Jules Verne arrives on a sailing boat to Bordeaux
September 25, 1866 - Le Crotoy - Returns from the Bordeaux boat trip
November 26, 1866 - Paris - Publication of the complete "Voyages et aventures du capitaine Hatteras"
February 1(?), 1867 - Paris - Jules Verne settles in Paris
March 18, 1867 - Brest - Departs to Liverpool, England
The "Great Eastern"
March 26, 1867 - Liverpool - Sets out with his brother Paul to New York on the "Great Eastern"
April 9, 1867 - New York - Arrives in New York
April 11, 1867 - Buffalo - Train trip to Buffalo
April 12, 1867 - Niagara Falls - Visit to Niagara Falls
April 13, 1867 - Buffalo - Returns to Buffalo by train
April 15, 1867 - Brooklyn, New York - Arrives in Brookly, New York
April 17, 1867 - Pier 37, New York - Departs to Brest on board the "Great Eastern"
April 30, 1867 - Brest - The "Great Eastern" arrives in Brest
May(?) 5(?), 1867 - Paris - Jules Verne visits the 1867 Exposition Universelle, where he studies the model of "Plongeur", the first submarine in the world to be propelled by mechanical (rather than human) power. He also takes notes about the most recent discovery: the diving suit (speculative date)
November 1(?), 1867 - Nantes - Visit to his parents
June 1(?), 1868 - Dover - Boat trip to Dover
August 1(?), 1868 - Gravesend | London - Boat Trip to Gravesend and London
October 1(?), 1868 - Baden-Baden - Excursion to Baden-Baden
December 15, 1868 - Nantes - Visit to his parents
January 1(?), 1869 - Chantenay - Boat trip on the Loire River to Chantenay
February 1(?), 1869 - Nantes - Jules Verne leaves Nantes
March 1(?), 1869 - Le Crotoy - Moves definitively to Le Crotoy
March 20, 1869 - While in Le Crotoy - Issues with the first chapters of "Vingt mille lieues sous les mers: Tour du monde sous-marin" (20,000 leagues under the sea) are published
June 15, 1869 - South Coast of England - Boat trip on the south coast of England
July 1(?), 1869 - Le Havre - Boat trip to Le Havre
August 1(?), 1869 - Cherbourg - Boat trip to Cherbourg
November 1(?), 1869 - Amiens - Jules Verne moves to Amiens
March 1(?), 1870 - Sion, Switzerland - In Sion, Switzerland, from February to April
June 1(?), 1870 - Paris - Arrives in Paris on the "Saint-Michel", sailing by River Seine
June 10(?), 1870 - Paris - The publication of all the issues of "Vingt mille lieues sous les mers: Tour du monde sous-marin" (20,000 leagues under the sea) is completed
July 1(?), 1870 - Calais, Gravelines, Dunkerque - Boat trip
July 19, 1870 - While sailing on the English Channel - France declares WAR to Prussia
August 9, 1870 - Paris - Made a Chevalier de la "Légion d'honneur"
August 31, 1870 - Nantes - Visit to his parents
January 28, 1871 - While in Paris - France and Prussia sign a treaty in Versailles in which France looses Alsace-Lorraine and has to pay 5 million francs to Prussia
March 28, 1871 - Paris - The Commune is proclaimed in Paris
June 1(?), 1871 - Paris - Visit to the city during the Commune of Paris
November 1(?), 1871 - Amiens - Returns to Amiens
November 3, 1871 - Nantes - Jules Verne travels to Nantes to see his father for the last time. Pierre Verne dies
November 16, 1871 - Paris - Publication of "Vingt mille lieues sous les mers: Tour du monde sous-marin" complete in a luxury edition, with 111 illustrations by Alphonse de Neuville and Édouard Riou. The book is widely acclaimed
June 28, 1872 - Amiens - Jules Verne is received as a member of the Amiens Academy
November 6, 1872 - Paris - Publication of the adventure novel "Le Tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours"
November 7, 1874 - Paris - Premiere of "Cinq semaines en Ballon" at the theâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin
June 1(?), 1877 - Nantes - Returns to in Nantes in 1877 to occupy himself with his "rebel son" Michel. There he buys his third yacht "Saint-Michel III"
July 23, 1877 - Le Havre - Cruise on the Normandy coast
August 16, 1877 - Pornic, W. of Nantes - Lunch at Arnaud's place
April 9, 1878 - Saint-Nazaire - Jules Verne sells his yacht "Saint-Michel" to the Lucas brothers, pilots from Saint-Nazaire. He replaces it with a steam sailing ship of 100-tons, baptized as "Saint-Michel III"
May 25, 1878 - Nantes - Departs to the Mediterranean on board the "Saint-Michel III"
June 3, 1878 - Vigo, Spain - Anchors at Vigo
June 6, 1878 - Lisbon, Portugal - Anchors at Lisbon. Jules Verne has dinner with writers Pinheiro Chagas, Ramalho Ortigão and the ilustrator Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro in Hotel Bragança in Lisbon
June 7, 1878 - Cadiz, Spain - Stop at Cadiz
June 19, 1878 - Gibraltar - The "Saint-Michel III" anchors at Gibraltar
June 22, 1878 - Oran, Algeria - Bad weather delays his arrival to Oran
July 1, 1878 - Marseille - Jules Verne arrives in Marseille from Algiers, on board an ocean liner, while the crew of the "Saint-Michel III" sail to Nantes
July 22, 1878 - While in Nantes(?) - The "Saint-Michel III" returns to Nantes, its home port
June 28, 1879 - While in Nantes(?) - The "Saint-Michel III" sets sail to Boulogne
July 2, 1879 - Boulogne - Jules Verne and his guests embark on the "Saint-Michel III" to Scotland
Saint-Michel III
July 13, 1879 - Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland - The "Saint-Michel III" arrives in Leith, after a stormy passage from France
July 22, 1879 - Great Yarmouth - Stop in Great Yarmouth
July 23, 1879 - Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland - Departs to France
July 24, 1879 - Great Yarmouth - Stop in Great Yarmouth
July 29, 1879 - Le Havre - Departs to Lorient on his steam yacht
August 1, 1879 - Brest - Stop in Brest
August 3, 1879 - Saint-Nazaire - The "Saint-Michel III" anchors at Saint-Nazaire
August 18, 1879 - Saint-Nazaire(?) - Departs to Lorient on his steam yacht
August 19, 1879 - Lorient - Attends the launch of the ironclad battleship "Dévastation"
August 23, 1879 - Chantenay - Letter to Pierre-Jules Hetzel
August 26, 1879 - Nantes - Departs in another cruise to St.Michel and St.Nazaire
September 16, 1879 - Nantes - Departs on his steam yacht to the Coast of Normandy
September 20, 1879 - Le Tréport, Normandy - Arrives at Le Tréport, Normandy
September 22, 1879 - Le Tréport, Normandy - Sea trip from Le Tréport
January(?) 1(?), 1880 - While in Amiens - Triumph of "Michael Strogoff" in the theatres
June 1, 1881 - Nantes - Departs on his steam yacht "Saint-Michel III" to the North Sea
June 5, 1881 - Rotterdam - Reaches Rotterdam
June 11, 1881 - Wilhelmshaven - Resumes voyage and reaches Wilhelmshaven
June 17, 1881 - Kiel - The "Saint-Michel III" leaves Rendsburg and arrives at Kiel the same evening
June 19, 1881 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Arrival in Copenhagen
June 26, 1881 - Copenhagen - The "Saint-Michel III" departs back to France
June 28, 1881 - Kiel - Returns to Kiel to sail through the Eider Channal (Ejderkanalen)
July 4(?), 1881 - Wilhelmshaven - Returning to France and stopping at the same places of the outward journey
July 6(?), 1881 - Rotterdam - Returning to France and stopping at the same places of the outward journey
July 17, 1881 - Nantes - Returns from the North Sea
July 29, 1881 - Les Sables d'Olonne - Expedition to Les Sables d'Olonne
August 6, 1881 - Ramsgate, England - Arrives at Ramsgate
August 9, 1881 - Nantes - Returns from Ramsgate
March 15, 1884 - While in Amiens - Michel Verne marries in Nîmes. His parents are not present
Verne collecting authentic information
from the best sources about the 

underwater world”. from
L’Algerie Pittoresque,Jun 15, 1884
May 13, 1884 - Nantes - Departs from Nantes for a cruise on the Mediterranean Sea aboard the "Saint-Michel III"
May 18, 1884 - Vigo, Spain - Reaches Vigo in bad weather. The "Saint-Michel III" has its engine repaired
May 22, 1884 - Lisbon, Portugal - The "Saint-Michel III" anchors at Lisbon
June 4, 1884 - Gibraltar - Arrives in Gibraltar
June 10, 1884 - Annaba, Algeria - Arrives in Annaba, where the "Bey" of the city puts special wagon at his disposal
June 18, 1884 - Mellieha, Malta - In strong wings, Jules Verne is forced to anchor near Mellieha in Malta. His brother Paul comes ashore to look for a pilot and is arrested (Malta was in quarantine)
June 19, 1884 - La Valletta, Malta - The winds change direction and Jules Verne takes the "Saint-Michel III" to La Valletta's Grand Harbour
June 28, 1884 - Naples, Italy - Jules Verne arrives in Naples
July 3, 1884 - Anzio, Italy - Jules Verne leaves the "Saint-Michel III" in Anzio and departs by train to Nantes, via Rome
July 7, 1884 - Rome, Italy - Jules Verne and wife are received by Pope Leo XIII
July 15(?), 1884 - Amiens - Returns to Amiens by train, via Florence, Venice and Milan
February 15, 1885 - Amiens - Jules Verne decides to sell the "Saint-Michel III" due to maintenance costs
June 16, 1885 - While in Amiens - "Mathias Sandorf", a novel inspired by his latest Mediterranean cruise, begins being published in "Le Temps"
July 1(?), 1885 - Amiens - Jules Verne sells the "Saint-Michel III" to maritime broker Martial Noé
September 20, 1885 - While in Amiens - The last issue of "Mathias Sandorf" is published in "le Temps"
March 9, 1886 - Amiens - Jules Verne is shot in the left leg by his nephew Gaston, who had mental problems
February 15, 1887 - While in Amiens - Death of his mother, Sophie Allotte de la Fuye, in Nantes. Jules Verne sells the "Saint-Michel III"
January 1, 1888 - Amiens - Jules Verne enters politics and is elected town councilor of Amiens
February 20, 1890 - While in Amiens - Michel Verne marries Jeanne Reboul in Paris. Again, his parents are not present
January(?) 1(?), 1892 - Amiens - Promoted to an Officier de la Légion d'honneur
October 20, 1895 - Amiens - Visited by the italian novelist and journalist Edmondo De Amicis
August 27, 1897 - While in Amiens - His brother, Paul Verne, dies in Paris
January(?) 1(?), 1901 - Amiens - Jules Verne writes the first draft of "Le Phare du bout du monde" (The Lighthouse at the End of the World)
January(?) 1(?), 1902 - Amiens - Jules Verne is diagnosed with cataracts
January(?) 1(?), 1904 - Amiens - Publication of "Maître du Monde" (Master of the World)
March 24, 1905 - Amiens - Jules Verne dies, aged 77 =(END)

Friday 29 May 2020

Old West Soundtrack

An Old West soundtrack for some of my friends who are fans of that cinematic genre and that very American culture, just like me. This list is regularly updated with readers' opinions and may include music from unexpected places, such as Brazil and Bolivia, where a culture of cowboys and bandits also existed and left deep cultural influences until today.

Music genres: Western-Spaghetti, Western, Dark Country, Sludge Metal, Hard Rock, Country, Folk, Folk Rock, Blues Rock, Glam Metal, Flamenco, American roots music, Native american, Sertanejo, Bluegrass, Mexican, Dark Ambient

1. Il Triello (The Trio) - Ennio Morricone - Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo / The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
2. Gli Fumavano Le Colt , s.1 (They Call him Cemetery) - Bruno Nicolai
3. Sartana Is Coming, s.2 - Bruno Nicolai
4. Man with a Harmonica - Ennio Morricone - C'era una volta il West / Once Upon a Time in the West
5. Per Qualche Dollaro In Più - Ennio Morricone - Per qualche dollaro in più / For a Few Dollars More
6. And the Crows will dig your Grave (I Corvi Ti Scaveranno La Fossa - Seq. 1) - Bruno Nicolai
7. Il Buono, Il Cattivo, Il Brutto (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly) (Main Title) - Ennio Morricone
8. Per un pugno di dollari (2) - Ennio Morricone - Per un pugno di dollari / A Fistful of Dollars
9. Where I'm Going - Down - Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow
10. Girl from the North Country - Bob Dylan
11. Heartbreak Station - Cinderella
12. Inseguimento - Ennio Morricone - Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo / The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
13. Milk and Honey - D-A-D
14. Poeta en El Viento - Vicente Amigo
15. Rango Theme Song - Los Lobos - Rango Soundtrack
16. Song for Bob - Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
17. The Grand Duel - Luis Bacalov
18. You'll Never Leave My Heart (feat. Ed Harris) - Jeff Beal - Appaloosa Soundtrack
19. Back Home Again - John Denver
20. Bad Orchestra - Ennio Morricone - C'era una volta il West / Once Upon a Time in the West
21. Don't Know what you got (Till it's Gone) - Cinderella
22. Doppi Giochi - Ennio Morricone - Per un pugno di dollari / A Fistful of Dollars
23. From Here to Hell - The Coffinshakers
24. Grow or Pay - D-A-D
25. Hang 'Em High - Dominic Frontiere
26. House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
27. It's cursed, that gun - Alan Silvestri - The Mexican OST
28. La Resa Dei Conti / 60 seconds to What? - Ennio Morricone - Per qualche dollaro in più / For a Few Dollars More
29. L'Estasi Dell'Oro (The Ecstasy of Gold) - Ennio Morricone - Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo / The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
30. Old Man - Neil Young - BBC Broadcast 1971
31. One Horse Town - Blackberry Smoke
32. Rim of Hell - D-A-D
33. Shelter Me - Cinderella
34. Stone the Crow - Down - NOLA
35. Take me Home country roads - John Denver
36. Thank God, I'm a country boy - John Denver
37. They escaped the Weight of Darkness - Agalloch
38. Apache Sunrise Song - Spiritual Songs Chants & Flute Music of the Native American Indian
39. Arkansas Pilgrim - Lonesome Dove - Basil Pouledoris
40. Blaze of Glory - Bon Jovi
41. Breaking Horses - Carlos Rafael Rivera - Godless Season 1 soundtrack
42. Disneyland Law (D*Law) - D-A-D
43. Dark Rollin Skies - Rob Coffinshaker
44. Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi
45. Death Rides a Horse - Ennio Morricone - Da uomo a uomo / Death Rides a Horse
46. Drinking with the Devil - David Vincent
47. Fuga a Cavallo - Ennio Morricone - Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo / The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
48. Guitar Nocturne - Ennio Morricone - Da uomo a uomo / Death Rides a Horse
49. Guns for San Sebastian (ouverture) - Ennio Morricone
50. Highwayman - The Highwaymen
51. Il Deserto (The Desert) - Ennio Morricone - Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo / The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
52. It All Ends Now - James Newton Howard - Wyatt Earp
53. It's a Miracle - Hans Zimmer - Rango Soundtrack
54. Jim Jones at Botany Bay - Gary Shearston
55. Listen to the Mockingbird Sing - Carter Burwell - The Alamo
56. Little Girl & the Whistlin' Train (Unplugged) - The Inspector Cluzo
57. Monody for Guitar (version 2) - Ennio Morricone - Da uomo a uomo / Death Rides a Horse
58. My Wicked Bones - Nick Nolan
59. Once Upon a Time in the West - Ennio Morricone
60. One (U2 cover) - Johnny Cash
61. Padre Ramirez - Ennio Morricone - Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo / The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
62. Per un pugno di dollari (finale) - Ennio Morricone - Per un pugno di dollari / A Fistful of Dollars
63. Riding into Rio Seco - Jeff Beal - Appaloosa Soundtrack
64. Scare Easy (Appaloosa end credits) - Mudcrutch
65. See the Girl Dance - Neil Young - BBC Broadcast 1971
66. Shelter from the Storm (alternate version - Jerry Maguire version!!!) - Bob Dylan
67. Straw in the Wind - The Steel Woods
68. The Duel - Carlos Rafael Rivera - Godless season 1 Soundtrack
69. The Loss of the Journal and the Return to Winter Camp - John Barry - Dances with Wolves
70. Titoli - Ennio Morricone - Per un pugno di dollari / A Fistful of Dollars
71. Don't Walk Rango - Los Lobos - Rango Soundtrack
72. When a Cowboy trades his Spurs for Wings - Willie Watson & Tim Blake Nelson - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
73. You Don't care for me enough to cry - John Moreland
74. 300 Miles of Snow - Carter Burwell - The Alamo
75. A Prayer for the Loud - D-A-D
76. Ancora Qui - Ennio Morricone - Django Unchained
77. Bad Craziness - D-A-D
78. Big Iron - Marty Robbins
79. Black Angel - The Cult
80. Blood, or Texas - Carter Burwell - The Alamo
81. Bloody Mary Morning - Willie Nelson
82. Burial Ground - Alan Silvestri - Young Guns II
83. Comes a Time - Neil Young - Greatest Hits
84. Counting the Cattle - D-A-D
85. Embudos - Ry Cooder - Geronimo - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
86. Escape from Town - Alan Silvestri - Young Guns II
87. Farewell and End Title - John Barry - Dances with Wolves
88. Farewell to Cheyenne - Ennio Morricone - C'era una volta il West / Once Upon a Time in the West
89. Forgiving you was easy - Willie Nelson
90. Geronimo: Main Title - Ry Cooder - Geronimo - Original Motion Picture soundtrack
91. Gimme All your Lovin' - ZZ Top
92. Girl Nation - D-A-D
93. Goyakla is coming - Ry Cooder - Geronimo - Original Motion Picture soundtrack
94. Heart of Gold - Neil Young - BBC Broadcast 1971
95. Hitch settles a Score - Jeff Beal - Appaloosa soundtrack
96. I have seen my Power - Ry Cooder - Geronimo - Original Motion Picture soundtrack
97. Il Bandito Monco - Ennio Morricone - Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo / The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
98. Itsári - Sepultura
99. L’ultima diligenza di Red Rock (The Last Stage to Red Rock) [Versione Integrale] - Ennio Morricone - The Hateful Eight
100. La musica prima del massacro (Music Before the Massacre) - Ennio Morricone - The Hateful Eight
101. Lake of FIre - Nirvana - MTV Unplugged
102. Learn from this mistake - Down - Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow
103. Let's finish the Game - Alan Silvestri - Young Guns II
104. Llegada (instrumental) - Chitãozinho e Xoróró
105. Make your own way - Cinderella

~Work in Progress~

Tuesday 26 May 2020

Aníbal Milhais | Timeline

Aníbal Augusto Milhais (July 9, 1895 – June 3, 1970), nicknamed "Soldado Milhões" (Soldier Millions), was the most decorated Portuguese soldier of World War I and the only Portuguese soldier awarded the highest national honour, the Military Order of the Tower and of the Sword, of Valour, Loyalty and Merit on the battlefield instead of the usual public ceremony in Lisbon. (Intro from Wikipedia)

July 9, 1895 - Valongo, Murça, Portugal - Aníbal Augusto Milhais is born
May 13, 1915 - Bragança, Portugal - Drafted into the 30th Infantry Regiment of Bragança =(START)
June 1(?), 1915 - Chaves, Portugal - Transfered to the 19th Infantry Regiment of Chaves
February 24, 1916 - While in Chaves - At Great-Britain's request, Portugal seizes 36 german and austro-hungarian merchant ships anchored in the Tagus River in front of Lisbon
March 9, 1916 - While in Chaves - Germany declares War to Portugal
May 1(?), 1916 - Tancos, Portugal - The Portuguese Expeditionary Corps begins preparing for war
July 22, 1916 - Montalvo, Portugal - Military Parade after three months of preparation for combat in France
January 30, 1917 - While in Tancos(?) - Three British steamers sail from the Tagus carrying on board the 1st Brigade of the Portuguese Expeditionary Corps, commanded by General Gomes da Costa
February 2, 1917 - While in Tancos(?) - The Portuguese Expeditionary Corps begins arriving at the harbour of Brest, France
February 22, 1917 - While in Tancos(?) - A second large Portuguese Expeditionary Corps contingent departs for France
May 23, 1917 - Lisbon, Portugal - Departs to France as sharpshooter
May 28, 1917 - Brest, France - Milhais arrives in Brest
June 3, 1917 - Aire-sur-la-Lys, France - Arrives in the area of Aire-sur-la-lys, to begin training in trench and gas warfare, after a three day train voyage
June 4, 1917 - Aire-sur-la-Lys - First german raid against the portuguese sector at Ferme de Bois
June 21, 1917 - Étaples, S. of Boulogne - Hospitalized from 21 to 24 at Hôpital Général Nº26
June 25, 1917 - Saint-Venant, NW of Béthune, France(?) - Reports to his new unit, the 15th Infantry Battalion of Tomar
July 16, 1917 - Neuve Chapelle (between Béthune and Armentières) - Second german raid against the portuguese sector at Neuve Chapelle
July 18, 1917 - Neuve Chapelle - Transfered to the 4th company with the number "805"
August 14, 1917 - Neuve Chapelle - Third german raid against the portuguese sector at Neuve Chapelle and Fauquissart. A german battalion advances in two columns to both objectives. The 15th infantry battalion repels the first column, the other ocupies its new objective line
September 12, 1917 - Neuve Chapelle - Transfered to the 1st Company with the number "655"
September 14, 1917 - Neuve Chapelle - Fourth german raid against the portuguese sector at Neuve Chapelle before the Rain Season and Winter
December 12, 1917 - Saint-Venant, NW of Béthune, France(?) - Hospitalized in Ambulance No.5 that was part of the mobile field hospital
March 2, 1918 - Neuve Chapelle - First german post-Winter raid against the portuguese sector at Neuve Chapelle and Chapigny
March 9, 1918 - Ferme de Bois - First portuguese raid against german lines at Ferme de Bois
March 12, 1918 - Neuve Chapelle - The germans counterattack the portuguese sector at Neuve Chapelle and Fauquissart at dawn with mustard gas and assault troops
March 14, 1918 - Neuve Chapelle - New german raid against the portuguese sector at Neuve Chapelle, Fauquissart and Ferme de Bois
March 19, 1918 - Neuve Chapelle - Second portuguese raid against german lines at Neuve Chapelle
April 3, 1918 - Neuve Chapelle - Third portuguese raid against german lines at Neuve Chapelle. The germans withraw from their trenches
Milhais (front center) with
the Order of Tower and Sword
April 9, 1918 - Huit Maisons, La Couture, NE of Béthune, France - On the day that the 2nd division was to be replaced by the British, eight German divisions burst through the portuguese sector in a general offensive (Operation Georgette), led by the 35th division. 1500 pieces of artillery raze the Portuguese trenches, and in a few hours they lose 7,000 men, dead, wounded or prisoners. Amid the chaos, Milhais and a comrade are left alone to cover the 15th Battalion retreat to La Fosse. Milhais' companion is disintegrated by a German grenade when he tries to run out of the trench. Alone, Milhais faces at least two German charges, alternating between three different shooting points, giving the Germans the illusion that they were facing a large number of men. In the first charge, the Germans wore Portuguese uniforms captured from prisoners, which made Milhais realize only that they were Germans at close range. The germans loose ALL soldiers of both charges to Milhais' Lewis machine gun, having already been described (possibly with exaggeration, or maybe not) that until he ran out of ammunition, the humble Portuguese shepherd gunned down an entire battalion, making him a true Heinrich Severloh or Audie Murphy of the World War I).
Believing they had encountered a full regiment, the Germans ultimately bypassed the hill to resume their advance (in good time because he was out of ammunition), leaving Milhais behind german lines
April 14, 1918 - Saint-Venant, NW of Béthune, France - After wandering behind German lines for three days without water and just Easter almonds to eat, Milhais finds a Scottish officer about to drown in a swamp and saves him. The scotsman is surprised that only one man was facing the Germans in that sector. The two men start moving towards the Portuguese lines and, before arriving, Milhais saves a girl by carrying her on the shoulder until they reach a village. There, the civilians recognize the girl and call her parents. Milhais refuses a reward because he believed he could be killed at any moment. When he returns to Saint-Venant, he learns that there was a detailed report on his actions during the Battle of La Lys. At the same time, the Scottish officer writes a long letter praising the actions of the humble soldier Milhais, who had not talked about his deed
June(?) 1(?), 1918 - ? - Milhais covers the withdrawal of a Belgian unit in a similar way to what he had done on April 9th. The Belgian commander takes note of him in his report (speculative date)
July 15, 1918 - Saint-Venant, NW of Béthune, France(?) - The Order of Service of the Battalion publishes a commendation, given by Major Ferreira do Amaral, which describes his action as having been worth a million men: "You are Milhais but you are worth Millions!" Hence the nickname by which he became known: "Soldier Millions"
August 31, 1918 - Saint-Venant, NW of Béthune, France(?) - Aníbal Milhais is awarded the Order of the Tower and Sword, Portugal's highest military decoration, from the hands of Marechal Gomes da Costa, before 15,000 soldiers. He is also decorated with the french "Légion d'Honneur" for his actions while covering the belgian withrawal
February 2, 1919 - Lisbon, Portugal - Returns to Portugal with the 15th Infantry Battalion aboard the "Helenus"
April 8, 1924 - While in Valongo, Murça - The story of Millions seemed to have ended and forgotten. But the newspaper "Diário de Lisboa", in 1924, decided to rescue the hero, turning him into a kind of national symbol
July 8, 1924 - Valongo, Murça - His village of Valongo is renamed "Valongo de Milhais" (Valongo of Milhais) in his honor
January(?) 1(?), 1928 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Emigrates to Brazil
August 5, 1928 - Valongo, Murça, Portugal - Returns to Portugal, after an initiative of other Portuguese emigrants in Brazil, who see him as the “complete personification of eternal Portugal”
November 23, 1967 - Valongo, Murça - He tells an old reel machine the story of the war in which he participated and which made him a hero. He did so at the request and at the insistence of his daughter Leonida Milhões
June 3, 1970 - Valongo, Murça, Portugal - Aníbal Milhais dies, aged 74 =(END)