Downs Tree » Viola Jane Ward (1881-1950)
Personal data Viola Jane Ward
- She was born on March 16, 1881 in Bastrop, Co., Texas.
- She died on December 14, 1950 in Cameron, Milam County, Texas Clarkson Cemetery Milam County, TX, she was 69 years old.
- A child of Frank W Ward
- A child of Mary Brooks Ward
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Birthday March 16, 1881
- The temperature on March 16, 1881 was about 12.4 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 37%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1881: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- March 1 » The first Minnesota State Capitol burns down.
- May 21 » The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton in Washington, D.C.
- September 20 » U.S. President Chester A. Arthur is sworn in, the morning after becoming President upon James A. Garfield's death.
- October 13 » First known conversation in modern Hebrew by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends.
- November 9 » Mapuche rebels attack the fortified Chilean settlement of Temuco.
- December 4 » The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.
Day of death December 14, 1950
- The temperature on December 14, 1950 was between -4.1 °C and 0.9 °C and averaged -0.7 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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)
- From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
- In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
- May 13 » The first round of the Formula One World Championship is held at Silverstone.
- June 1 » The Chinchaga fire ignites. By September, it would become the largest single fire on record in North America.
- September 24 » The eastern United States is covered by a thick haze from the Chinchaga fire in western Canada.
- September 26 » Korean War: United Nations troops recapture Seoul from North Korean forces.
- October 9 » The Goyang Geumjeong Cave massacre in Korea begins.
- October 19 » China defeats the Tibetan Army at Chambo.
Same birth/death day
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- 1882 » James Lightbody, American runner († 1953)
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- 1884 » Eric P. Kelly, American journalist and author († 1960)
- 1943 » John Harvey Kellogg, American physician and businessman, co-invented corn flakes (b. 1852)
- 1944 » Lupe Vélez, Mexican actress (b. 1908)
- 1947 » Edward Higgins, English-American 3rd General of The Salvation Army (b. 1864)
- 1947 » Stanley Baldwin, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1867)
- 1953 » Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, American author and academic (b. 1896)
- 1956 » Juho Kusti Paasikivi, Finnish lawyer and politician, 7th President of Finland (b. 1870)
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James Downs, "Downs Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/downs-tree/I312392304678.php : accessed February 3, 2026), "Viola Jane Ward (1881-1950)".