Dreyer Tree » Hercules Zechy Coyte King (1908-1926)
Personal data Hercules Zechy Coyte King
- He was born on August 29, 1908 in Kroonstad, Orange Free State, South Africa.
- He died on April 30, 1926 in Outjo, Namibia, he was 17 years old.
- A child of Robert Lechy King and Hester Susanna Dreyer
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Birthday August 29, 1908
- The temperature on August 29, 1908 was between 10.2 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (50%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
- January 15 » The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority becomes the first Greek-letter organization founded and established by African American college women.
- April 20 » Opening day of competition in the New South Wales Rugby League.
- June 30 » The Tunguska Event, the largest impact event on Earth in human recorded history, resulting in a massive explosion over Eastern Siberia.
- October 14 » The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2–0, clinching the 1908 World Series; this would be their last until winning the 2016 World Series.
- November 7 » Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are reportedly killed in San Vicente Canton, Bolivia.
- December 2 » Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two.
Day of death April 30, 1926
- The temperature on April 30, 1926 was between 11.8 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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 August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- In the year 1926: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
- April 21 » Al-Baqi cemetery, former site of the mausoleum of four Shi'a Imams, is leveled to the ground by Wahhabis.
- May 9 » Admiral Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett claim to have flown over the North Pole (later discovery of Byrd's diary appears to cast some doubt on the claim.)
- May 12 » The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.
- July 23 » Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film.
- August 6 » In New York City, the Warner Bros.' Vitaphone system premieres with the movie Don Juan starring John Barrymore.
- August 20 » Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
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- 1903 » Emily Stowe, Canadian physician and activist (b. 1831)
- 1910 » Jean Moréas, Greek poet and critic (b. 1856)
- 1936 » A. E. Housman, English poet and scholar (b. 1859)
- 1939 » Frank Haller, American boxer (b. 1883)
- 1943 » Beatrice Webb, English sociologist and economist (b. 1858)
- 1943 » Otto Jespersen, Danish linguist and academic (b. 1860)
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