King Tutankhamen November 4, 1922 The boy king’s tomb is discovered by archaeologist Howard Carter. Carter and Lord Carnarvon would open the tomb and look inside three weeks later. Lord Carnarvon, who financed the excavation, died five months later due to an infected mosquito bite, leading many to speculate, including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, that his death was caused by protections put in place by Tutankhamen’s priests to guard the royal tomb. rochestermilitary.com