Clarke Family Tree » Catherine (Kit) Jenkins (1887-1956)

Personal data Catherine (Kit) Jenkins 


Household of Catherine (Kit) Jenkins

She is married to Douglas Arthur Birrell.

They got married on June 17, 1914 at Hamilton, Newcastle, NSW, AU, she was 26 years old.


Child(ren):

  3. Austin Joseph Birrell  1921-1962 

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Historical events

Birthday October 12, 1887

  • The temperature on October 12, 1887 was about 5.1 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 8 » The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments.
    • June 8 » Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,781 for the 'Art of Compiling Statistics', which was his punched card calculator.
    • June 23 » The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
    • July 26 » Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
    • October 1 » Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.
    • November 13 » Bloody Sunday clashes in central London.

Day of marriage June 17, 1914

  • The temperature on June 17, 1914 was between 10.0 °C and 20.4 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 9.3 hours of sunshine (56%). 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 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 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • May 25 » The House of Commons of the United Kingdom passes the Home Rule Bill for devolution in Ireland.
    • August 1 » The German Empire declares war on the Russian Empire at the opening of World War I. The Swiss Army mobilizes because of World War I.
    • August 5 » In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed.
    • August 28 » World War I: German troops take the city of Namur in Belgium.
    • September 8 » World War I: Private Thomas Highgate becomes the first British soldier to be executed for desertion during the war.
    • October 27 » First World War: The new British battleship HMS Audacious is sunk by a minefield laid by the armed German merchant-cruiser Berlin.

Day of death September 3, 1956

  • The temperature on September 3, 1956 was between 10.8 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain during 5.6 hours. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (6%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1956: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.8 million citizens.
    • April 2 » As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.
    • June 5 » Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog", on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements.
    • October 28 » Elvis Presley receives a polio vaccination on national TV.
    • October 29 » Suez Crisis begins: Israeli forces invade the Sinai Peninsula and push Egyptian forces back toward the Suez Canal.
    • November 4 » Soviet troops enter Hungary to end the Hungarian revolution against the Soviet Union that started on October 23. Thousands are killed, more are wounded, and nearly a quarter million leave the country.
    • November 7 » Hungarian Revolution: János Kádár returns to Budapest in a Soviet armored convoy, officially taking office as the next Hungarian leader. By this point, most armed resistance has been defeated.


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