Clarke Family Tree » Mary Ferries Fraser (1917-1998)

Birthday February 24, 1917

• The temperature on February 24, 1917 was between -0.2 °C and 4.1 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
  • March 1 » The Zimmermann Telegram is reprinted in newspapers across the United States after the U.S. government releases its unencrypted text.
  • May 18 » World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscription.
  • October 24 » First World War: Italy suffers a disastrous defeat on the Austro-Italian front.
  • December 2 » World War I: Russia and the Central Powers sign an armistice at Brest-Litovsk, and peace talks leading to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk begin.
  • December 9 » World War I: Field Marshal Allenby captures Jerusalem, Palestine.
  • December 15 » World War I: An armistice between Russia and the Central Powers is signed.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1914 » Weldon Kees, American author, poet, painter, and pianist († 1955)
• 1915 » Jim Ferrier, Australian golfer († 1986)
• 1919 » John Carl Warnecke, American architect († 2010)
• 1921 » Abe Vigoda, American actor († 2016)
• 1922 » Richard Hamilton, English painter and academic († 2011)