Clarke Family Tree » Douglas James (Jim) Cowin (1918-1944)
Personal data Douglas James (Jim) Cowin
Source 1- He was born on March 19, 1918 in Bowraville, NSW, Australia.
- He died on January 29, 1944, he was 25 years old.
- A child of John James Cowin and Catherine May (Kate) Grace
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- Steves Family Tree Web Site, Stephen Clarke, via https://www.myheritage.com/person-600211...
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Historical events
Birthday March 19, 1918
- The temperature on March 19, 1918 was between 4.7 °C and 12.9 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 6.2 mm of rain. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
- February 3 » The Twin Peaks Tunnel in San Francisco, California begins service as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world at 11,920 feet (3,633 meters) long.
- July 4 » Bolsheviks kill Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family (Julian calendar date).
- August 16 » The Battle of Lake Baikal was fought between the Czechoslovak Legion and the Red Army.
- August 31 » World War I: Start of the Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin, a successful assault by the Australian Corps during the Hundred Days Offensive.
- October 30 » World War I: Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen, a state union of Kingdom of Hungary and Triune Kingdom of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia is abolished with decisions of Croatian and Hungarian parliaments
- December 14 » Friedrich Karl von Hessen, a German prince elected by the Parliament of Finland to become King Väinö I, renounces the Finnish throne.
Day of death January 29, 1944
- The temperature on January 29, 1944 was between 6.5 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. The average windspeed was 4 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
- February 20 » World War II: The "Big Week" began with American bomber raids on German aircraft manufacturing centers.
- April 26 » Heinrich Kreipe is captured by Allied commandos in occupied Crete.
- July 6 » Jackie Robinson refuses to move to the back of a bus, leading to a court-martial.
- July 9 » World War II: Continuation War: Finland wins the Battle of Tali-Ihantala, the largest battle ever fought in northern Europe. The Red Army withdraws its troops from Ihantala and digs into a defensive position, thus ending the Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive.
- July 21 » World War II: Battle of Guam: American troops land on Guam, starting a battle that will end on August 10.
- July 26 » World War II: The Red Army enters Lviv, a major city in western Ukraine, capturing it from the Nazis. Only 300 Jews survive out of 160,000 living in Lviv prior to occupation.
Same birth/death day
- 1915 » Robert G. Cole, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient († 1944)
- 1916 » Eric Christmas, English-Canadian actor († 2000)
- 1916 » Irving Wallace, American journalist, author, and screenwriter († 1990)
- 1917 » Laszlo Szabo, Hungarian chess player († 1998)
- 1919 » Lennie Tristano, American pianist, composer, and educator († 1978)
- 1920 » Kjell Aukrust, Norwegian author, poet, and painter († 2002)
- 1941 » Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general and politician, 130th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1871)
- 1944 » William Allen White, American journalist and author (b. 1868)
- 1946 » Harry Hopkins, American businessman and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Commerce (b. 1890)
- 1948 » Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta (b. 1900)
- 1950 » Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler (b. 1885)
- 1951 » Frank Tarrant, Australian cricketer and umpire (b. 1880)
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Stephen Clarke, "Clarke Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/clarke-family-tree/I392494380675.php : accessed May 9, 2025), "Douglas James (Jim) Cowin (1918-1944)".