====== 1883 ======

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  *  The World Time System based on the Greenwich Meridian - Longitude Zero ([[GMT]]) is introduced for the first time in Canada and in the United States, due to the increasing development of the railway traffic, where the time difference when traveling becomes more and more noticeable.
  *  [[Vogt, Walter|Walter Vogt]], a Swiss watchmaker and later founder of [[Fortis]], is born.
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