Genealogy Wylie » Burrell Otis Blanton (1905-1979)

Birthday May 26, 1905

• The temperature on May 26, 1905 was between 6.3 °C and 20.3 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• 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 year 1905: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
  • March 23 » Eleftherios Venizelos calls for Crete's union with Greece, and begins what is to be known as the Theriso revolt.
  • May 5 » The trial in the Stratton Brothers case begins in London, England; it marks the first time that fingerprint evidence is used to gain a conviction for murder.
  • May 28 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima ends with the destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet by Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō and the Imperial Japanese Navy.
  • December 9 » In France, the law separating church and state is passed.
  • December 15 » The Pushkin House is established in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to preserve the cultural heritage of Alexander Pushkin.
  • December 30 » Former Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated at the front gate of his home in Caldwell.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1904 » Necip Fazıl Kısakürek, Turkish author, poet, and playwright († 1983)
• 1904 » Vlado Perlemuter, Lithuanian-French pianist and educator († 2002)
• 1907 » Jean Bernard, French physician and haematologist († 2006)
• 1907 » John Wayne, American actor, director, and producer († 1979)
• 1908 » Robert Morley, English actor († 1992)