On This Day In History On This Day In History: Famous British Archaeologist And Egyptologist Sir Flinders Petrie Born – On June 3, 1853 MessageToEagle.com | June 3, 2016 MessageToEagle.com – On 3 June 1853, Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie was born at Charlton, near Greenwich, London, England. Sir Petrie was a British archaeologist and Egyptologist who Read More