Clarke Family Tree » Edward Knowles Heaps (1889-1938)
Personal data Edward Knowles Heaps
- He was born on February 1, 1889 in Paddington, Sydney, NSW, AU.
- Profession: before 1915 in Tram Conductor.
- (Milit-History) between 1915 and 1919 in served at Gallipoli and elsewhere in Europe.
- (Military Enlistment) on February 16, 1915 in S/no. 5816, enlisted at Liverpool, NSW, AU.
- (Milit-History) on March 25, 1919 in left England aboard the "Nevassa".
- (Milit-History) on April 23, 1919 in disembarked in Australia.
- (Military Discharge) on December 28, 1919 in discharged.
- He died on June 16, 1938 in North Sydney, NSW, AU, he was 49 years old.
- A child of Alfred Walter Heaps and Mary Nurthen
Household of Edward Knowles Heaps
He is married to Mary Mabel Portus (Mabel) Walker.
They got married in the year 1924 at Hamilton, Newcastle, NSW, AU, he was 34 years old.
Child(ren):
- Raymond Heaps 1925-1997
- John Edward Heaps 1927-2004
- Alfred Bruce (Bruce) Heaps 1929-1965
- (Not public)
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Historical events
Birthday February 1, 1889
- The temperature on February 1, 1889 was about 9.3 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 48 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 8 » Herman Hollerith is issued US patent #395,791 for the 'Art of Applying Statistics' — his punched card calculator.
- January 15 » The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta.
- March 23 » The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian, British India.
- June 6 » The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
- September 23 » Nintendo Koppai (Later Nintendo Company, Limited) is founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda.
- November 15 » Brazil is declared a republic by Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca as Emperor Pedro II is deposed in a military coup.
Day of death June 16, 1938
- The temperature on June 16, 1938 was between 9.8 °C and 15.9 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
- February 18 » Second Sino-Japanese War: During the Nanking Massacre, the Nanking Safety Zone International Committee is renamed "Nanking International Rescue Committee", and the safety zone in place for refugees falls apart.
- June 25 » Dr. Douglas Hyde is inaugurated as the first President of Ireland.
- July 3 » World speed record for a steam locomotive is set in England, by the Mallard, which reaches a speed of 125.88 miles per hour (202.58km/h).
- July 31 » Archaeologists discover engraved gold and silver plates from King Darius the Great in Persepolis.
- October 31 » Great Depression: In an effort to restore investor confidence, the New York Stock Exchange unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public.
- December 17 » Otto Hahn discovers the nuclear fission of the heavy element uranium, the scientific and technological basis of nuclear energy.
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- 1890 » Nikolai Reek, Estonian general and politician, 11th Estonian Minister of War († 1942)
- 1894 » James P. Johnson, American pianist and composer († 1955)
- 1894 » John Ford, American director and producer († 1973)
- 1930 » Elmer Ambrose Sperry, American inventor, co-invented the gyrocompass (b. 1860)
- 1930 » Ezra Fitch, American lawyer and businessman, co-founded Abercrombie & Fitch (b. 1866)
- 1939 » Chick Webb, American drummer and bandleader (b. 1905)
- 1940 » DuBose Heyward, American author (b. 1885)
- 1944 » Marc Bloch, French historian and academic (b. 1886)
- 1945 » Aris Velouchiotis, Greek general (b. 1905)
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Stephen Clarke, "Clarke Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/clarke-family-tree/I392494386925.php : accessed May 10, 2025), "Edward Knowles Heaps (1889-1938)".