Family Tree Burkhardt » Joseph Fielding Smith (1838-1918)

Day of marriage May 5, 1866

• The temperature on May 5, 1866 was about 14.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 47%. 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 Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
• From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
• In the year 1866: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • May 22 » Oliver Winchester founded the Winchester Repeating Arms
  • June 7 » One thousand eight hundred Fenian raiders are repelled back to the United States after looting and plundering the Saint-Armand and Frelighsburg areas of Canada East.
  • June 24 » Battle of Custoza: An Austrian army defeats the Italian army during the Austro-Prussian War.
  • July 24 » Reconstruction: Tennessee becomes the first U.S. state to be readmitted to the Union following the American Civil War.
  • July 25 » The United States Congress passes legislation authorizing the rank of General of the Army. Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant becomes the first to be promoted to this rank.
  • September 22 » The Battle of Curupayty is Paraguay's only significant victory in the Paraguayan War.

Day of death November 19, 1918

• The temperature on November 19, 1918 was between -0.2 °C and 10.3 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (45%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
  • February 5 » Stephen W. Thompson shoots down a German airplane; this is the first aerial victory by the U.S. military.
  • April 21 » World War I: German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, better known as "The Red Baron", is shot down and killed over Vaux-sur-Somme in France.
  • August 8 » World War I: The Battle of Amiens begins a string of almost continuous Allied victories with a push through the German front lines (Hundred Days Offensive).
  • November 3 » Austria-Hungary enters into the Armistice of Villa Giusti with the Allies, and the Habsburg-ruled empire dissolves.
  • November 7 » Kurt Eisner overthrows the Wittelsbach dynasty in the Kingdom of Bavaria.
  • November 11 » World War I: Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car in the forest of Compiègne.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1915 » Joe Hill, Swedish-born American labor activist (b. 1879)
• 1918 » Joseph F. Smith, American religious leader, 6th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1838)
• 1924 » Thomas H. Ince, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1882)
• 1928 » Jeanne Bérangère, French actress (b. 1864)
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