Olga Nicholovna Romanov Grand Duchess 1895

Olga Nicholovna Romanov Grand DuchessAge: 221895–1918

Name: Olga Nicholovna Romanov Grand Duchess

Given names: Olga Nicholovna

Surname: Romanov

Name suffix: Grand Duchess

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Birth	November 1895 27 23 Alexander Palace, Tsarskoe Selo, Russia
Australian History	1895 Note: The premiers, except for those of Queensland and Western Australia, agree to implement the Corowa proposals. Note: Waltzing Matilda is first sung in public, in Winton, Queensland Note: Banjo Paterson publishes The Man from Snowy River
Australian History	1896 (Age 2 months) Note: The Bathurst Conference (the second 'people's convention') meets to discuss the 1891 draft constitution
Birth of a sister	June 1897 (Age 19 months) younger sister - Tatiana Nicholovna … Grand Duchess
Australian History	1897 (Age 14 months) Note: In two sessions, the Second National Australasian Convention meets (with representatives from all colonies except Queensland present). They agree to adopt a constitution based on the 1891 draft, and then revise and amend it later that year. Note: Catherine Helen Spence became the first female political candidate for political office, standing for election as a representative for South Australia.
Australian History	1898 (Age 2) Note: The Convention agrees on a final draft to be put to the people. Note: After much public debate, the Victorian, South Australian and Tasmanian referendums are successful; the New South Wales referendum narrowly fails. Later New South Wales votes 'yes' in a second referendum, and Queensland and Western Australia also vote to join.
Birth of a sister	May 1899 (Age 3) younger sister - Maria Nicholovna Romanov Grand Duchess
Australian History	1899 (Age 3) Note: The decision is made to site the national capital in New South Wales, but not within 100 miles of Sydney. Note: The Australian Labor Party holds office for a few days in Queensland, becoming the first trade union party to do so anywhere in the world. Note: The first contingents from various Australian colonies are sent to South Africa to participate in the Second Boer War.
Australian History	1900 (Age 4) Note: Several delegates visit London to resist proposed changes to the agreed-upon constitution. Note: The constitution is passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom as a schedule to the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, and is given royal assent
Birth of a sister	June 1901 (Age 5) younger sister - Anastasia Nicholovna Romanov Grand Duchess
Australian History	1901 (Age 5) Note: (01 Jan) Australia becomes a federation on 1 January. Edmund Barton becomes Prime Minister; the 7th Earl of Hopetoun becomes Governor-General Note: The first parliament met in Parliament House, Melbourne Note: Immigration Restriction act was introduced- The White Australian Policy Note: The Australian National Flag was flown for the first time
Australian History	1902 (Age 6) Note: The Franchise Act guarantees women the right to vote in federal elections (by this stage, most states had already done this). However, it excludes most non-European ethnic groups, including Aboriginal people, unless already registered to vote on State roles. Note: King Edward VII approved the design of the Australian flag. Note: Breaker Morant is executed for having shot Boers who had surrendered
Australian History	1903 (Age 7) Note: The High Court of Australia is established with Samuel Griffith as the first Chief Justice. Note: The Defence Act gives the federal government full control over the Australian Army Note: Alfred Deakin elected Prime Minister
Birth of a brother	12 August 1904 (Age 8) Peterhof, Near, St. Petersburg, Russia younger brother - Alexis Nicolaievich Romanov Tsarevich
Australian History	1904 (Age 8) Note: A site at Dalgety, New South Wales chosen for the new national capital Note: Chris Watson forms the first federal Labor (minority) government
Australian History	1906 (Age 10) Note: Australia takes control of south-eastern New Guinea
Australian History	1908 (Age 12) Note: Dorothea Mackellar publishes My Country Note: The Dalgety proposal for the national capital is revoked, and Canberra is chosen instead
Australian History	1909 (Age 13) Note: The first powered aeroplane flight in Australia is made.
Australian History	1910 (Age 14) Note: Andrew Fisher forms the first federal majority Labor government.
Australian History	1911 (Age 15) Note: The Royal Australian Navy is founded Note: The Northern Territory comes under Commonwealth control, being split off from South Australia Note: The first national census is conducted. Note: Australian Capital Territory proclaimed.
Australian History	1912 (Age 16) Note: Australia sends women to the Olympic Games for the first time Note: Walter Burley Griffin wins a design competition for the new city of Canberra
Australian History	1913 (Age 17) Note: Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth cross the Blue Mountains. Note: Matthew Flinders refers to New South Wales by the name 'Australia'.
Australian History	1913 (Age 17) Note: The foundation stone for the city of Canberra is put in place
Australian History	1914 (Age 18) Note: Australian soldiers are sent to the First World War. This was first time Australians had fought under the Australian flag, as opposed to that of Britain's.
Australian History	1915 (Age 19) Note: (25 APRIL)Australian soldiers land at Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey on 25 April. Note: Jervis Bay Territory comprising 6,677 hectares surrendered and becomes part of the Australia Capital Territory. Note: Surfing is first introduced to Australia Note: Billy Hughes became Prime Minister
Australian History	1916 (Age 20) Note: Hotels are forced to close at 6 p.m., leading to the beginning of the 'six o'clock swill' Note: Australia suffers heavy casualties in the Western Front Battle of the Somme. Note: The Returned Sailors� and Soldiers� Imperial League of Australia, the forerunner to the Returned and Services League of Australia is founded Note: The Labor government under Billy Hughes splits over conscription. First referendum on conscription is rejected
Australian History	1917 (Age 21) Note: Second referendum on conscription is rejected. Transcontinental railway linking Adelaide to Perth is completed. Note: Australian 4th Light Horse Brigade launches last cavalry charge in modern warfare to capture Beersheba from the Ottoman Turks.
Death of a father	16 July 1918 (Age 22) Ekaterinburg, Russia father - Nicholas II Alexandrovich Romanov Tsar Of Russia
Death of a mother	16 July 1918 (Age 22) Ekaterinburg, Russia mother - Alexandra Fedorovna "Alix" … Tsarina
Death of a sister	18 July 1918 (on the date of death) Ekaterinburg, Russia younger sister - Tatiana Nicholovna … Grand Duchess
Death of a sister	18 July 1918 (on the date of death) Ekaterinburg, Russia younger sister - Maria Nicholovna Romanov Grand Duchess
Death of a sister	18 July 1918 (on the date of death) Ekaterinburg, Russia younger sister - Anastasia Nicholovna Romanov Grand Duchess
Death of a brother	18 July 1918 (on the date of death) Ekaterinburg, Russia younger brother - Alexis Nicolaievich Romanov Tsarevich
Australian History	1918 (Age 22) Note: (08 AUG) Battle of Amiens Note: Australian troops spearhead 8 August offensive against Hindenberg Line - the 'black day of the German Army'. Note: On 12 August, Australian commander General Sir John Monash is knighted in the field of battle by King George V Note: First World War ends - 60,000 Australians dead. Note: The Darwin Rebellion takes place, with 1,000 demonstrators demanding the resignation of the Administrator of the Northern Territory, John A. Gilruth.
Death	18 July 1918 (Age 22) Ekaterinburg, Russia

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father	Nicholas II Alexandrovich Romanov Tsar Of Russia Birth 18 May 1868 23 21 Tsarskoye Selo, Pushkin, Russia Death 16 July 1918 (Age 50) Ekaterinburg, Russia Loading...
4 years mother	Alexandra Fedorovna "Alix" … Tsarina Birth 6 June 1872 35 29 Darmstadt, Germany Death 16 July 1918 (Age 46) Ekaterinburg, Russia Loading...
	Marriage: 26 November 1894 — Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia
11 months #1 herself	Olga Nicholovna Romanov Grand Duchess Birth November 1895 27 23 Alexander Palace, Tsarskoe Selo, Russia Death 18 July 1918 (Age 22) Ekaterinburg, Russia Loading...
19 months #2 younger sister	Tatiana Nicholovna … Grand Duchess Birth June 1897 29 24 Death 18 July 1918 (Age 21) Ekaterinburg, Russia Loading...
23 months #3 younger sister	Maria Nicholovna Romanov Grand Duchess Birth May 1899 30 26 Death 18 July 1918 (Age 19) Ekaterinburg, Russia Loading...
2 years #4 younger sister	Anastasia Nicholovna Romanov Grand Duchess Birth June 1901 33 28 Death 18 July 1918 (Age 17) Ekaterinburg, Russia Loading...
3 years #5 younger brother	Alexis Nicolaievich Romanov Tsarevich Birth 12 August 1904 36 32 Peterhof, Near, St. Petersburg, Russia Death 18 July 1918 (Age 13) Ekaterinburg, Russia Loading...