Downs Tree » James Hiter French (1885-1973)
Personal data James Hiter French
Sources 1, 2, 3, 4Sources 1, 2, 3, 4- He was born on April 5, 1885 in Tannersville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA.Sources 3, 4
- Resident:
- in the year 1920: Saltville, Smyth, Virginia, USA.Source 3
- in the year 1930: Saltville, Smyth, Virginia, USA.Source 4
- He died on November 21, 1973 in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, USA, he was 88 years old.
- He is buried in Glade Spring, Washington County, Virginia, USA.
- A child of John Rutledge French
- A child of Mary Jane Blackwell
Household of James Hiter French
He had a relationship with Lida Letitia Griffitts.
Child(ren):
- John William French ± 1912-
- Margaret E French ± 1914-
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Sources
- Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1911, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
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Historical events
Birthday April 5, 1885
- The temperature on April 5, 1885 was about 4.0 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- February 18 » Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is published in the United States.
- May 1 » The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business.
- July 1 » The Congo Free State is established by King Leopold II of Belgium.
- September 12 » Arbroath 36–0 Bon Accord, a world record scoreline in professional Association football.
- October 13 » The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.
- November 16 » Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and "Father of Manitoba" Louis Riel is executed for treason.
Day of death November 21, 1973
- The temperature on November 21, 1973 was between -2.7 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 1.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (74%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1973: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.4 million citizens.
- February 22 » Cold War: Following President Richard Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China, the two countries agree to establish liaison offices.
- June 24 » The UpStairs Lounge, a gay bar in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, is attacked by an arsonist during a church service, and 32 people die from smoke inhalation or fire.
- July 13 » Watergate scandal: Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of a secret Oval Office taping system to investigators for the Senate Watergate Committee.
- August 2 » A flash fire kills 51 people at the Summerland amusement centre at Douglas, Isle of Man.
- December 18 » Soviet Soyuz Programme: Soyuz 13, crewed by cosmonauts Valentin Lebedev and Pyotr Klimuk, is launched from Baikonur in the Soviet Union.
- December 28 » The United States Endangered Species Act is signed into law by Pres. Richard Nixon.
Same birth/death day
- 1883 » Walter Huston, Canadian-American actor and singer († 1950)
- 1884 » Ion Inculeț, Bessarabian academic and politician, President of Moldova († 1940)
- 1885 » Dimitrie Cuclin, Romanian composer († 1978)
- 1886 » Frederick Lindemann, British physicist († 1957)
- 1886 » Gotthelf Bergsträsser, German linguist († 1933)
- 1886 » Gustavo Jiménez, Peruvian colonel and politician, 73rd President of Peru († 1933)
- 1970 » C. V. Raman, Indian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
- 1970 » Newsy Lalonde, Canadian lacrosse and ice hockey player (b. 1887)
- 1973 » Thomas Pelly, American lawyer and politician (b. 1902)
- 1974 » Frank Martin, Swiss-Dutch pianist and composer (b. 1890)
- 1974 » John B. Gambling, American radio host (b. 1897)
- 1975 » Gunnar Gunnarsson, Icelandic author (b. 1889)
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