Clarke Family Tree » William Archibald Gordon Colclough (1889-1976)
Personal data William Archibald Gordon Colclough
Source 1- He was born on August 5, 1889 in Flemington, Victoria, Australia.
- He died on October 5, 1976 in Toorak, Victoria, Australia, he was 87 years old.
- A child of Richard Colclough and Margaret Jane Graham
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Historical events
Birthday August 5, 1889
- The temperature on August 5, 1889 was about 21.3 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. 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.
- February 9 » US president Grover Cleveland signs a bill elevating the United States Department of Agriculture to a Cabinet-level agency.
- May 6 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
- June 29 » Hyde Park and several other Illinois townships vote to be annexed by Chicago, forming the largest United States city in area and second largest in population at the time.
- July 8 » The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.
- 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 October 5, 1976
- The temperature on October 5, 1976 was between 8.2 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (72%). The partly 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1976: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.7 million citizens.
- June 29 » The Seychelles become independent from the United Kingdom.
- July 1 » Portugal grants autonomy to Madeira.
- July 20 » The American Viking 1 lander successfully lands on Mars.
- September 3 » Viking program: The American Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars.
- October 11 » George Washington is posthumously promoted to the grade of General of the Armies.
- December 3 » An assassination attempt is made on Bob Marley in Kingston, Jamaica just two days before the "Smile Jamaica", a free concert.
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- 1981 » Gloria Grahame, American actress (b. 1923)
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- 1983 » Humberto Mauro, Brazilian director and screenwriter (b. 1897)
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Stephen Clarke, "Clarke Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/clarke-family-tree/I392494407647.php : accessed May 6, 2025), "William Archibald Gordon Colclough (1889-1976)".