Families Klein, Ree, de Breed en de Vries van Terschelling » Douglas Fitzgerald McConnel (1893-1961)

Personal data Douglas Fitzgerald McConnel 

  • He was born on June 9, 1893.
  • Profession: Major-General Douglas Fitzgerald McConnel CB CBE DSO, British Forces in Palestine and Trans-Jordan.
  • He died on February 7, 1961, he was 67 years old.

Household of Douglas Fitzgerald McConnel

He is married to Ruth Mary Garnett-Botfield.

They got married


Child(ren):

  1. Diana Ruth McConnel  1922-2010 
  2. John McConnel  1924-1924

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Douglas Fitzgerald McConnel

Douglas Fitzgerald McConnel
1893-1961


Ruth Mary Garnett-Botfield
1897-1980

Diana Ruth McConnel
1922-2010
Diana Ruth McConnel
John McConnel
1924-1924

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Historical events

Birthday June 9, 1893

  • The temperature on June 9, 1893 was about 16.8 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. 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 August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 21 » The Tati Concessions Land, formerly part of Matabeleland, is formally annexed to the Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana.
    • April 1 » The rank of Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy is established.
    • July 22 » Katharine Lee Bates writes "America the Beautiful" after admiring the view from the top of Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs, Colorado.
    • August 15 » Ibadan area becomes a British Protectorate after a treaty signed by Fijabi, the Baale of Ibadan with the British acting Governor of Lagos, George C. Denton.
    • September 28 » Foundation of the Portuguese football club FC Porto.
    • December 23 » The opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed.

Day of death February 7, 1961

  • The temperature on February 7, 1961 was between 5.1 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1961: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.6 million citizens.
    • February 3 » The United States Air Forces begins Operation Looking Glass, and over the next 30 years, a "Doomsday Plane" is always in the air, with the capability of taking direct control of the United States' bombers and missiles in the event of the destruction of the SAC's command post.
    • February 14 » Discovery of the chemical elements: Element 103, Lawrencium, is first synthesized at the University of California.
    • March 1 » Uganda becomes self-governing and holds its first elections.
    • March 14 » A USAF B-52 bomber crashes near near Yuba City, California whilst carrying nuclear weapons.
    • September 11 » Hurricane Carla strikes the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane, the second strongest storm ever to hit the state.
    • October 1 » East and West Cameroon merge to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon.


Same birth/death day

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  • 1890 » Leslie Banks, English actor, director, and producer († 1952)
  • 1891 » Cole Porter, American composer and songwriter († 1964)
  • 1893 » Irish Meusel, American baseball player and coach († 1963)
  • 1895 » Archie Weston, American football player and journalist († 1981)
  • 1898 » Luigi Fagioli, Italian race car driver († 1952)
  • 1900 » Fred Waring, American singer, bandleader, and television host († 1984)

Source: Wikipedia


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