Barber Family Tree » Josephine "Josie" Stewert (1880-1950)

Day of marriage January 22, 1895

• The temperature on January 22, 1895 was about -0.9 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1895: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • February 9 » William G. Morgan creates a game called Mintonette, which soon comes to be referred to as volleyball.
  • May 7 » In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector—a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day.
  • May 25 » Playwright, poet and novelist Oscar Wilde is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison.
  • September 3 » John Brallier becomes the first openly professional American football player, when he was paid US$10 by David Berry, to play for the Latrobe Athletic Association in a 12-0 win over the Jeanette Athletic Association.
  • October 8 » Korean Empress Myeongseong is assassinated by Japanese infiltrators.
  • November 28 » The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours.

Day of death July 1, 1950

• The temperature on July 1, 1950 was between 10.6 °C and 21.7 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 11.1 hours of sunshine (67%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
  • January 13 » British submarine HMSTruculent collides with an oil tanker in the Thames Estuary, killing 64 men.
  • January 17 » The Great Brink's Robbery: Eleven thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car company's offices in Boston.
  • January 21 » American lawyer and government official Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury.
  • July 20 » Cold War: In Philadelphia, Harry Gold pleads guilty to spying for the Soviet Union by passing secrets from atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs.
  • November 19 » US General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes Supreme Commander of NATO-Europe.
  • November 26 » Korean War: Troops from the People's Republic of China launch a massive counterattack in North Korea against South Korean and United Nations forces (Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River and Battle of Chosin Reservoir), ending any hopes of a quick end to the conflict.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1944 » Carl Mayer, Austrian-English screenwriter (b. 1894)
• 1944 » Tanya Savicheva, Russian author (b. 1930)
• 1948 » Achille Varzi, Italian race car driver (b. 1904)
• 1950 » Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, Swiss composer and educator (b. 1865)
• 1950 » Eliel Saarinen, Finnish-American architect, co-designed the National Museum of Finland (b. 1873)
• 1951 » Tadeusz Borowski, Polish poet, novelist and journalist (b. 1922)