Clarke Family Tree » James Leonard McIsaac (1908-1960)

Day of marriage September 19, 1936

• The temperature on September 19, 1936 was between 10.8 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
  • March 5 » First flight of K5054, the first prototype Supermarine Spitfire advanced monoplane fighter aircraft in the United Kingdom.
  • July 17 » Spanish Civil War: An Armed Forces rebellion against the recently elected leftist Popular Front government of Spain starts the civil war.
  • July 23 » In Catalonia, Spain, the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia is founded through the merger of Socialist and Communist parties.
  • August 30 » The RMS Queen Mary wins the Blue Riband by setting the fastest transatlantic crossing.
  • November 25 » In Berlin, Germany and Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, agreeing to consult on measures "to safeguard their common interests" in the case of an unprovoked attack by the Soviet Union against either nation. The pact is renewed on the same day five years later with additional signatories.
  • December 7 » Australian cricketer Jack Fingleton becomes the first player to score centuries in four consecutive Test innings.

Day of death June 15, 1960

• The temperature on June 15, 1960 was between 6.6 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (59%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1960: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
  • January 23 » The bathyscaphe USS Trieste breaks a depth record by descending to 10,911 metres (35,797ft) in the Pacific Ocean.
  • May 22 » The Great Chilean earthquake, measuring 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale, hits southern Chile, becoming the most powerful earthquake ever recorded.
  • July 12 » Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded.
  • July 21 » Sirimavo Bandaranaike is elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, becoming the world's first female head of government
  • November 28 » Mauritania becomes independent of France.
  • December 15 » King Mahendra of Nepal suspends the country's constitution, dissolves parliament, dismisses the cabinet, and imposes direct rule.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1961 » Giulio Cabianca, Italian racing driver (b. 1923)
• 1961 » Peyami Safa, Turkish journalist and author (b. 1899)
• 1962 » Alfred Cortot, Swiss pianist and conductor (b. 1877)
• 1967 » Tatu Kolehmainen, Finnish runner (b. 1885)
• 1968 » Sam Crawford, American baseball player, coach, and umpire (b. 1880)
• 1968 » Wes Montgomery, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1925)