Flowers tree » George Elam Smith (1899-1959)
Personal data George Elam Smith
Source 1- He was born on August 6, 1899 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA.
- He died on November 21, 1959 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA, he was 60 years old.
- A child of Edward Smith and Edith Blaine
Household of George Elam Smith
He is married to Margaret Ann Harris.
They got married on December 6, 1919 at Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States, he was 20 years old.
Child(ren):
- Eleanor Grace Smith 1920-1989
- (Not public)
- John George Smith 1927-1984
- Robert Allen Smith 1937-2016
- Layton Smith 1941-2013
Timeline George Elam Smith
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Historical events
Birthday August 6, 1899
- The temperature on August 6, 1899 was about 21.4 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. 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, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1899: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 2 » The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra, between Sydney and Melbourne.
- February 22 » Filipino forces led by General Antonio Luna launch counterattacks for the first time against the American forces during the Philippine–American War. The Filipinos fail to regain Manila from the Americans.
- June 12 » New Richmond tornado: The eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 people and injures around 200.
- July 17 » NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.
- September 13 » Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident.
- November 28 » The Second Boer War: a British column is engaged by Boer forces at the Battle of Modder River; although the Boers withdraw, the British suffer heavy casualties.
Day of marriage December 6, 1919
- The temperature on December 6, 1919 was between 3.9 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 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 1919: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
- January 18 » World War I: The Paris Peace Conference opens in Versailles, France.
- May 1 » German troops enter Munich to suppress the Bavarian Soviet Republic.
- May 4 » May Fourth Movement: Student demonstrations take place in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, protesting the Treaty of Versailles, which transferred Chinese territory to Japan.
- July 13 » The British airship R34 lands in Norfolk, England, completing the first airship return journey across the Atlantic in 182 hours of flight.
- July 23 » Prince Regent Aleksander Karađorđević signs the decree establishing the University of Ljubljana
- August 8 » The Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 is signed. It establishes peaceful relations between Afghanistan and the UK, and confirms the Durand line as the mutual border. In return, the UK is no longer obligated to subsidize the Afghan government.
Day of death November 21, 1959
- The temperature on November 21, 1959 was between 2.3 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (82%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- 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 1959: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
- January 4 » Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon.
- May 30 » The Auckland Harbour Bridge, crossing the Waitematā Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand, is officially opened by Governor-General Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham.
- July 15 » The steel strike of 1959 begins, leading to significant importation of foreign steel for the first time in United States history.
- September 26 » Typhoon Vera, the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in recorded history, makes landfall, killing 4,580 people and leaving nearly 1.6 million others homeless.
- December 1 » Cold War: Opening date for signature of the Antarctic Treaty, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and bans military activity on the continent.
- December 13 » Archbishop Makarios III becomes the first President of Cyprus.
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- 1900 » Cecil Howard Green, English-American geophysicist and businessman, co-founded Texas Instruments († 2003)
- 1902 » Dutch Schultz, American gangster († 1935)
- 1903 » Virginia Foster Durr, American civil rights activist († 1999)
- 1904 » Jean Dessès, Greek-Egyptian fashion designer († 1970)
- 1957 » Francis Burton Harrison, American general and politician, 6th Governor-General of the Philippines (b. 1873)
- 1958 » Mel Ott, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster (b. 1909)
- 1959 » Max Baer, American boxer, referee, and actor (b. 1909)
- 1962 » Frank Amyot, Canadian canoeist (b. 1904)
- 1963 » Artur Lemba, Estonian composer and educator (b. 1885)
- 1963 » Robert Stroud, American ornithologist and author (b. 1890)
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R Miller, "Flowers tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/flowers-tree/P19.php : accessed January 1, 2026), "George Elam Smith (1899-1959)".