Earliest known patent for snorkel.

Earliest reference to panentheistic thought in Hindu philosophy is in a creation myth contained in the later section of Rig Veda called the Purusha Sukta, which was compiled before 1100 BCE.

Earliest sources have the same usage of the "- shire " suffix as in England ( though in Scots this was oftenmost " schyr ").

The influence of nationalism was clear in the differing interpretations of the find: whilst the majority of British scientists accepted the discovery as " the Earliest Englishman ", European and American scientists were considerably more sceptical, and several suggested at the time that the skull and jaw were from two different creatures and had been accidentally mixed up.

Earliest settlement of the town was along the West River near the Wardsboro Bridge, now called East Jamaica, where the first school was established in 1791 ; however, the building of new roads and bridges towards Manchester advanced settlement westward, so that by 1800 the town center was shifting to Jamaica Village.

Sir John Edward Lloyd ( who wrote as J. E. Lloyd ) ( 5 May 1861 – 20 June 1947 ), was a Welsh historian, the author of the first serious history of the country's formative years, A History of Wales from the Earliest Times to the Edwardian Conquest, 2 vols.

Earliest historical evidence shows that the game was played in the 15th century's Malacca Sultanate, for it is mentioned in the Malay historical text, " Sejarah Melayu " ( Malay Annals ).

Earliest mention of dualism in the Rig Veda, a Hindu text that was compiled in second millennium BCE, is in the Indra – Vritra myth.

Earliest known performance of straight Shakespearean text at Royal Opera House in 1784, although because of the inclusion of the play in Palladis Tamia, we know it was definitely performed in Shakespeare's day.

Earliest mention of North East India was by the Chinese explorer, Chang Kien, in 100 BC.

Robert MacIntosh, in his book Earliest Toronto, describes Gore as " a man who was clearly the most incompetent and disliked Lieutenant Governor in the history of Upper Canada ".

In 1994, the San Juan Bautista monastery was named as part of a World Heritage site officially named “ Earliest 16th century monasteries on the slopes of Popocatépetl ”.

The 5020-volume state-sponsored encyclopedia Gǔjīn Túshū Jíchéng ( Traditional Chinese: 古今圖書集成 ; Simplified Chinese: 古今图书集成 ; literally " Complete Collection of Illustrations and Writings from the Earliest to Current Times ") was published in 1726 and had been compiled by Chen Menglei and Jiang Tingxi during the reigns of Qing emperors Kangxi and Yongzheng.

A five-volume English edition was published in London in 1891-92 as History of the Jews from the Earliest Times to the Present Day, In 5 vols.

The Earliest reference to the castle was in the “ Leabhar nanCeart ” ( the book of rights compiled in the 15th century ) where the fort of Gephtine is mentioned as being reserved to the King of Cashel.

The Earliest township was called Marantha, and because of apartheid it was moved to a distant location and was called Phahameng.

Earliest recorded von Spang was Nicholaus von Spang who married Elizabeth Bernardos ( Sic ) 18 Jan 1581 in St Gangolf Catholic church in Trier, Germany.

Solovyov's magnum opus was the History of Russia from the Earliest Times, totally unprecedented in its scope and depth.

Earliest mention of the name is probably on the Ängby Runestone located in Uppland, Sweden which has inscription in memory of a Viking named Björn who was killed in Virland ( uirlant ).

Earliest example of emerging Byzantine-Romanesque architecture was the Abbey of Saint Boniface, laid down by Ludwig I of Bavaria in 1835 and completed in 1840.

Earliest records indicate that in 1203 the manor was granted to Henry de Cobham.

File: White House 1846. jpg | Earliest known photograph of the White House, taken c. 1846 by John Plumbe during the administration of James K. Polk.

* December – Earliest recorded sighting of the planet Uranus, by John Flamsteed, who mistakenly catalogues it as the star 34 Tauri.

Earliest known settlers ( by 1840 ) were Samuel Thompson, Robert Moore, John W. Burns, Jeff and Robert Montgomery, Benjamin Stephens, James Young, William Franklin, Isham Pool, and the Tuckers, according to Goodspeed.

Earliest settlers were the families of David Hoover, David Mast, Daniel Hoover, Robert Ewing, John and Abraham McClintock, John Rench, Martin Sheets, Jacob Smith, Daniel and Peter Fetters.

* In The Chronicles of Baltimore: Being a Complete History of " Baltimore Town " and Baltimore City from the Earliest Period to the Present Time published in 1874, John Thomas Scharf cited the 1873 instruction letter to the hospital trustees and a city council resolution thanking Johns Hopkins for his philanthropy.

* The Chronicles of Baltimore: Being a Complete History of " Baltimore Town " and Baltimore City from the Earliest Period to the Present Time published in 1874 by John Thomas Scharf

* Campbell, John ( 1878 ), Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England From the Earliest Times Till the Reign of Qeen Victoria, 7th ed.

* De Forest, John W. History of the Indians of Connecticut from the Earliest known Period to 1850 ( Hartford, 1853 ).

Earliest record of settlement per Fishing Room Grants is for John Mahaney in 1773, a census of 1812 reports 12 inhabitants.

* Callanan, Frank: John Dillon in McGuire, James and Quinn, James ( eds ): Dictionary of Irish Biography: From the Earliest Times to the Year 2002 ; Royal Irish Academy, Vol. 3 pp. 296 – 302, Cambridge University Press ( 2009 ) ISBN 978-0-521-19976-6

* Brown, John P. Old Frontiers: The Story of the Cherokee Indians from Earliest Times to the Date of Their Removal to the West, 1838, ( Kingsport: Southern Publishers, 1938 ).

* Lloyd, John Edward, A History of Wales from the Earliest Times to the Edwardian Conquest, II ( 2nd ed.

* 1796: Earliest type-based Devanagari printing ( John Borthwick Gilchrist, Grammar of the Hindoostanee Language, Calcutta ) Plukker

* Brown, John P. Old Frontiers: The Story of the Cherokee Indians from Earliest Times to the Date of Their Removal to the West, 1838.

* The Earliest classics reprints of John Graunt, Natural and political observations made upon the bills of mortality, 1662 G. King, Natural and political observations and conclusions upon the state and condition of England 1696 the 1804 printing ' The L. C. C.

* Brown, John P. Old Frontiers: The Story of the Cherokee Indians from Earliest Times to the Date of Their Removal to the West, 1838.

* Brown, John P. ( February 1939 ) Old Frontiers: The Story of the Cherokee Indians from Earliest Times to the Date of Their Removal to the West, 1838 ".

* Earliest day on which Sechseläuten can fall, while April 21 is the latest ; celebrated on the third Monday in April.

* Earliest day on which Ascension Day can fall, while June 3 is the latest ; celebrated 40 days after Easter ( Christianity ), and its related observances

* Earliest day on which National Heroes ' Day can fall, while August 28 is the latest ; celebrated on the fourth Monday in August.

* Earliest day on which Sizdah Be-dar can fall, while April 2 is the latest ; celebrated on the 13th day after vernal equinox.

** Earliest day on which Caribana celebration can fall, celebrated on the first Weekend of August.

** Earliest day on which Emancipation Day can fall, celebrated on the first Monday of August.

* Earliest day on which Civic Holiday can fall ; celebrated on the first Monday of August.

* Earliest day on which Commerce Day, or Frídagur verslunarmanna, can fall ; celebrated on the first Monday of August.

* Earliest day on which International Friendship Day can fall, celebrated on the first Sunday of August.

* Earliest day on which Melon Day can fall, while August 14 is the latest ; celebrated on the second Sunday in August.

* Earliest day on which Day of Hearts can fall, while August 21 is the latest ; celebrated on the third Monday in August.

* Earliest date on which La Tomatina can fall, while August 31 is the latest ; celebrated on the last Wednesday in August.

* Earliest date on which Notting Hill Carnival can fall, while August 31 is the latest ; celebrated on the last Monday in August and the day before.