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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Leovidous Burkett

Simon Polk
1810-1885
Sintilla Polk
1814-1889

William Leovidous Burkett
1865-1943


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    2. 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Birthday May 22, 1865

    • The temperature on May 22, 1865 was about 26.5 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 55%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1865: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • January 2 » Uruguayan War: The Siege of Paysandú ends as the Brazilians and Coloradans capture Paysandú, Uruguay.
      • February 20 » End of the Uruguayan War, with a peace agreement between President Tomás Villalba and rebel leader Venancio Flores, setting the scene for the destructive War of the Triple Alliance.
      • April 2 » American Civil War: Defeat at the Third Battle of Petersburg forces the Army of Northern Virginia and the Confederate government to abandon Richmond, Virginia.
      • April 13 » American Civil War: Raleigh, North Carolina is occupied by Union Forces.
      • November 18 » Mark Twain's short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is published in the New York Saturday Press.
      • December 5 » Chincha Islands War: Peru allies with Chile against Spain.

    Day of death October 20, 1943

    • The temperature on October 20, 1943 was between 8.5 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 11.7 °C. There was 6.1 mm of rain during 5.5 hours. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
      • January 31 » World War II: German Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus surrenders to the Soviets at Stalingrad, followed 2 days later by the remainder of his Sixth Army, ending one of the war's fiercest battles.
      • February 23 » Greek Resistance: The United Panhellenic Organization of Youth is founded in Greece.
      • October 8 » World War II: Around 30 civilians are executed by Friedrich Schubert's paramilitary group in Kallikratis, Crete.
      • October 19 » Streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, is isolated by researchers at Rutgers University.
      • October 21 » World War II: The Provisional Government of Free India is formally established in Japanese-occupied Singapore.
      • December 28 » World War II: After eight days of brutal house-to-house fighting, the Battle of Ortona concludes with the victory of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division over the German 1st Parachute Division and the capture of the Italian town of Ortona.
    

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