Genealogy Richard Remmé, The Hague, Netherlands » Dr. George Henry Riggs (1870-1957)

Personal data Dr. George Henry Riggs 

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Household of Dr. George Henry Riggs

He is married to Elizabeth Hammond Downey.

They got married November 1943, he was 73 years old.Source 1

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Ancestors (and descendant) of George Henry Riggs

Henry Riggs
1796-1861
Rebecca Mussetter
1802-1887

George Henry Riggs
1870-1957

1943

Elizabeth Hammond Downey
1879-1951


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Relationship Dr. George Henry Riggs

Sources

  1. Carroll, Fonda. Rootsweb GEDCOM. flcarl@charter.net, Fonda Carroll's Rootsweb GEDCOM
  2. "Thomas A. Stobie, rootsweb, 2009.," supplied by Stobie, july 2014., Thomas A. Stobie, compiled by Thomas A. Stobie SFO [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE\,]

Historical events

Birthday June 20, 1870

  • The temperature on June 20, 1870 was about 19.4 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 10 » John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.
    • July 1 » The United States Department of Justice formally comes into existence.
    • July 18 » The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility.
    • September 1 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Sedan is fought, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory.
    • September 2 » Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Sedan: Prussian forces take Napoleon III of France and 100,000 of his soldiers prisoner.
    • September 18 » Old Faithful Geyser is observed and named by Henry D. Washburn.

Day of death March 10, 1957

  • The temperature on March 10, 1957 was between 6.1 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (34%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 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 October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1957: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.0 million citizens.
    • January 31 » Eight people (5 total crew from 2 aircraft and 3 on the ground) in Pacoima, California are killed following the mid-air collision between a Douglas DC-7 airliner and a Northrop F-89 Scorpion fighter jet.
    • February 18 » Kenyan rebel leader Dedan Kimathi is executed by the British colonial government.
    • March 25 » United States Customs seizes copies of Allen Ginsberg's poem "Howl" on obscenity grounds.
    • October 14 » At least 81 people are killed in the most devastating flood in the history of the Spanish city of Valencia.
    • November 8 » Pan Am Flight 7 disappears between San Francisco and Honolulu. Wreckage and bodies are discovered a week later.
    • November 17 » Vickers Viscount G-AOHP of British European Airways crashes at Ballerup after the failure of three engines on approach to Copenhagen Airport. The cause is a malfunction of the anti-icing system on the aircraft. There are no fatalities.


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