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Ancestors (and descendant) of Winnie Whittington

Etheldred "Dred" May
1838-1922
Mary Ann O'Neal
1846-1935

Winnie Whittington
1898-1981


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    Historical events

    Birthday August 21, 1898

    • The temperature on August 21, 1898 was about 16.7 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 99%. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 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 1898: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • February 15 » The battleship USSMaine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing 274. This event leads the United States to declare war on Spain.
      • June 27 » The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia.
      • August 13 » Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first near-Earth asteroid to be found.
      • August 13 » Spanish–American War: Spanish and American forces engage in a mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands.
      • September 21 » Empress Dowager Cixi seizes power and ends the Hundred Days' Reform in China.
      • November 5 » Negrese nationalists revolt against Spanish rule and establish the short-lived Republic of Negros.

    Day of death August 11, 1981

    • The temperature on August 11, 1981 was between 14.2 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1981: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 14.2 million citizens.
      • February 24 » The 6.7 Ms Gulf of Corinth earthquake affected Central Greece with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Twenty-two people were killed, 400 were injured, and damage totaled $812million.
      • May 24 » Ecuadorian president Jaime Roldós Aguilera, his wife, and his presidential committee die in an aircraft accident while travelling from Quito to Zapotillo minutes after the president gave a famous speech regarding the 24 de mayo anniversary of the Battle of Pichincha.
      • September 15 » The John Bull becomes the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when the Smithsonian Institution operates it under its own power outside Washington, D.C.
      • September 18 » The Assemblée Nationale votes to abolish capital punishment in France.
      • September 21 » Sandra Day O'Connor is unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate as the first female Supreme Court justice.
      • October 21 » Andreas Papandreou becomes Prime Minister of Greece, ending an almost 50-year-long system of power dominated by conservative forces.
    

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