Charles Percy McGahey (12 February 1871 – 10 January 1935) was an English
cricket
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er who played
first-class cricket
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for
Essex
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between
1894
Events January
* January 4 – A military alliance is established between the French Third Republic and the Russian Empire.
* January 7 – William Kennedy Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film in the United States.
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and
1921
Events
January
* January 2
** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in First Brazilian Republic, Brazil.
** The Spanish lin ...
. McGahey also played for
London County between
1901
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Political and military
1901 started with the unification of multiple British colonies in Australia on January ...
and
1904
Events
January
* January 7 – The distress signal ''CQD'' is established, only to be replaced 2 years later by ''SOS''.
* January 8 – The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system.
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and was named as one of the
Wisden Cricketers of the Year
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in
1902
Events
January
* January 1
** The Nurses Registration Act 1901 comes into effect in New Zealand, making it the first country in the world to require state registration of nurses. On January 10, Ellen Dougherty becomes the world's ...
. McGahey played two
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* Test cricket
* Indoor cricket, Test match (indoor cricket)
* Test match (rugby union)
* Test match (rugby league)
* Test match (associa ...
for
England
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during
Archie MacLaren
Archibald Campbell MacLaren (1 December 1871 – 17 November 1944) was an English cricketer who captained the England cricket team at various times between 1898 and 1909. A right-handed batsman, he played 35 Test matches for England, as ...
's tour of
Australia
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in 1901-02.
McGahey played
association football
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for
Clapton, one of the leading amateur clubs of the day.
[Clapton FC Souvenir of Jubillee Celebration Dinner by Wm. H. Long (1928) p. 36]
McGahey died from
sepsis
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This initial stage of sepsis is followed by suppression of the immune system. Common signs and s ...
in a finger, which he damaged after slipping on a wet pavement.
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1871 births
1935 deaths
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