Conk/Robillard Family Tree » Pasquale Anthony Carlone (1920-1978)

Birthday August 31, 1920

• The temperature on August 31, 1920 was between 12.0 °C and 16.9 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 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 1920: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
  • February 20 » An earthquake kills between 114 and 130 in Georgia and heavily damages the town of Gori.
  • March 12 » The Kapp Putsch begins when the Marinebrigade Ehrhardt is ordered to march on Berlin.
  • April 15 » Two security guards are murdered during a robbery in South Braintree, Massachusetts. Anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti would be convicted of and executed for the crime, amid much controversy.
  • May 16 » In Rome, Pope Benedict XV canonizes Joan of Arc.
  • June 4 » Hungary loses 71% of its territory and 63% of its population when the Treaty of Trianon is signed in Paris.
  • November 16 » Qantas, Australia's national airline, is founded as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1918 » Alan Jay Lerner, American songwriter and composer († 1986)
• 1919 » Amrita Pritam, Indian poet and author († 2005)
• 1921 » Otis G. Pike, American judge and politician († 2014)
• 1921 » Raymond Williams, Welsh author and academic († 1988)