9 May 1874
Sir Howard Carter, English archaeologist is born
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Howard Carter (online), available at: https://www.answers.com [Accessed 30 April 2010]
- 02Howard Carter and the "Curse of the Mummy" (online), available at: https://www.unmuseum.org [Accessed 30 April 2010]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Sir Howard Carter, English archaeologist is born. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011049
South African History Online (2011) 'Sir Howard Carter, English archaeologist is born', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011049 (Accessed: 12 November 2026).
South African History Online, Sir Howard Carter, English archaeologist is born [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011049, (accessed 12 November 2026).
"Sir Howard Carter, English archaeologist is born." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011049. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "Sir Howard Carter, English archaeologist is born." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011049.
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