Timeline Friday 8 March 1889

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Friday 8 March 1889

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1803 – 1889 John Ericsson (1803-1889) Died 8 March 1889, aged 85 Swedish-American engineer Ericsson designed the ironclad USS Monitor, whose 1862 duel with CSS Virginia transformed naval warfare. He also pioneered the screw propeller for ships.

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