Historedia
Group or institution

Elbe

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1899

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Elbe, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Event of 1899: The world's first wireless distress signal is sent by wireless telegraphy (in Mo

    1899

    Role: Merchant vessel

    1. 17 March 1899 · East Goodwin lightshipFirst Wireless Distress Signal

      The East Goodwin lightship sent the first wireless distress signal in Morse code on behalf of the grounded merchant vessel Elbe.

Sources

  1. Guglielmo Marconi Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-10