Anthony Willis family tree » Reginald Swinton (1917-1993)

Birthday December 26, 1917

• The temperature on December 26, 1917 was between -5.3 °C and 0.7 °C and averaged -1.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
  • January 11 » The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.
  • February 5 » The Congress of the United States passes the Immigration Act of 1917 over President Woodrow Wilson's veto.
  • April 2 » World War I: United States President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
  • June 11 » King Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father, Constantine I, abdicates under pressure from allied armies occupying Athens.
  • October 15 » World War I: Dutch dancer Mata Hari is executed by France for espionage.
  • November 8 » The first Council of People's Commissars is formed, including Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1913 » Frank Swift, English footballer and journalist († 1958)
• 1914 » Richard Widmark, American actor († 2008)
• 1915 » Rolf Botvid, Swedish actor and screenwriter († 1998)
• 1918 » Georgios Rallis, Greek lieutenant and politician, 173rd Prime Minister of Greece († 2006)
• 1918 » Olga Lopes-Seale, Guyanese-Barbadian singer and radio host († 2011)
• 1921 » Steve Allen, American actor, singer, talk show host, and screenwriter († 2000)