Downs Tree » Fred Engle Carr (1899-1964)
Personal data Fred Engle Carr
Source 1- He was born on December 15, 1899 in Marion County, Mississippi, Verenigde Staten.
- He died on August 1, 1964 in Marion County, Mississippi, Verenigde Staten, he was 64 years old.
- A child of George Washington Carr and Lavista Lou Beard
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Birthday December 15, 1899
- The temperature on December 15, 1899 was about -8.7 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1899: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 14 » Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
- February 16 » Iceland's first football club, Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, is founded.
- March 4 » Cyclone Mahina sweeps in north of Cooktown, Queensland, with a 12 metres (39ft) wave that reaches up to 5 kilometres (3.1mi) inland, killing over 300.
- June 7 » American Temperance crusader Carrie Nation begins her campaign of vandalizing alcohol-serving establishments by destroying the inventory in a saloon in Kiowa, Kansas.
- July 29 » The First Hague Convention is signed.
- September 23 » The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
Day of death August 1, 1964
- The temperature on August 1, 1964 was between 13.1 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (11%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1964: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 12.0 million citizens.
- March 20 » The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research Organisation) is established per an agreement signed on June 14, 1962.
- April 7 » IBM announces the System/360.
- April 13 » At the Academy Awards, Sidney Poitier becomes the first African-American male to win the Best Actor award for the 1963 film Lilies of the Field.
- May 9 » Ngô Đình Cẩn, de facto ruler of central Vietnam under his brother President Ngô Đình Diệm before the family's toppling, is executed.
- August 16 » Vietnam War: A coup d'état replaces Dương Văn Minh with General Nguyễn Khánh as President of South Vietnam. A new constitution is established with aid from the U.S. Embassy.
- December 11 » Che Guevara speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
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- 1894 » Vibert Douglas, Canadian astrophysicist and astronomer († 1988)
- 1896 » Betty Smith, American author and playwright († 1972)
- 1899 » Harold Abrahams, English sprinter, lawyer, and journalist († 1978)
- 1902 » Robert F. Bradford, American lawyer and politician, 57th Governor of Massachusetts († 1983)
- 1903 » Tamanishiki San'emon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 32nd Yokozuna († 1938)
- 1959 » Jean Behra, French race car driver (b. 1921)
- 1963 » Theodore Roethke, American poet (b. 1908)
- 1966 » Charles Whitman, American murderer (b. 1941)
- 1967 » Richard Kuhn, Austrian-German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1900)
- 1970 » Doris Fleeson, American journalist (b. 1901)
- 1970 » Frances Farmer, American actress (b. 1913)
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James Downs, "Downs Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/downs-tree/I312392305766.php : accessed January 24, 2026), "Fred Engle Carr (1899-1964)".