Andersen Family Tree » Rollin Carroll Moulton (1893-1930)

Day of marriage October 26, 1916

• The temperature on October 26, 1916 was between 5.4 °C and 10.5 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 20.6 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1916: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
  • January 12 » Both Oswald Boelcke and Max Immelmann, for achieving eight aerial victories each over Allied aircraft, receive the German Empire's highest military award, the Pour le Mérite as the first German aviators to earn it.
  • April 24 » Ernest Shackleton and five men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition launch a lifeboat from uninhabited Elephant Island in the Southern Ocean to organise a rescue for the crew of the sunken Endurance.
  • June 24 » Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract.
  • September 6 » The first self-service grocery store Piggly Wiggly was opened in Memphis, Tennessee by Clarence Saunders.
  • October 7 » Georgia Tech defeats Cumberland University 222–0 in the most lopsided college football game in American history.
  • November 5 » The Everett massacre takes place in Everett, Washington as political differences lead to a shoot-out between the Industrial Workers of the World organizers and local police.

Day of death February 2, 1930

• The temperature on February 2, 1930 was between 3.0 °C and 6.7 °C and averaged 4.2 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1930: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.8 million citizens.
  • February 10 » The Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng launches the failed Yên Bái mutiny in hope to overthrow French protectorate over Vietnam.
  • February 18 » While studying photographs taken in January, Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto.
  • April 18 » The British Broadcasting Corporation announced that "there is no news" in their evening report.
  • June 21 » One-year conscription comes into force in France.
  • November 3 » Getúlio Vargas becomes Head of the Provisional Government in Brazil after a bloodless coup on October 24.
  • December 2 » Great Depression: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Herbert Hoover proposes a $150 million (equivalent to $2,296,000,000 in 2019) public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1919 » Julius Kuperjanov, Estonian lieutenant (b. 1894)
• 1925 » Antti Aarne, Finnish historian and academic (b. 1867)
• 1925 » Jaap Eden, Dutch speed skater and cyclist (b. 1873)
• 1926 » Vladimir Sukhomlinov, Russian general and politician (b. 1848)
• 1932 » Agha Petros, Assyrian general and politician (b. 1880)
• 1939 » Bernhard Gregory, Estonian-German chess player (b. 1879)