Genealogy Wylie » William Wister Finch (1883-1966)

Personal data William Wister Finch 


Household of William Wister Finch

He is married to Lula Estelle Gann.

They got married on April 28, 1912, he was 28 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Dimple Dewdrop Finch  ????-1976 
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Historical events

Birthday July 10, 1883

  • The temperature on July 10, 1883 was about 20.7 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 54%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1883: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 16 » The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is enacted by Congress.
    • May 24 » The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.
    • May 30 » In New York City, a stampede on the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge killed twelve people.
    • September 8 » The Northern Pacific Railway (reporting mark NP) was completed in a ceremony at Gold Creek, Montana. Former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in an event attended by rail and political luminaries.
    • November 18 » American and Canadian railroads institute five standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.
    • December 21 » The Royal Canadian Dragoons and The Royal Canadian Regiment, the first Permanent Force cavalry and infantry regiments of the Canadian Army, are formed.

Day of marriage April 28, 1912

  • The temperature on April 28, 1912 was between 1.8 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • February 14 » Arizona is admitted as the 48th and the last contiguous U.S. state.
    • April 16 » Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel.
    • May 13 » The Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom.
    • July 8 » Henrique Mitchell de Paiva Couceiro leads an unsuccessful royalist attack against the First Portuguese Republic in Chaves.
    • November 27 » Spain declares a protectorate over the north shore of Morocco.
    • December 16 » First Balkan War: The Royal Hellenic Navy defeats the Ottoman Navy at the Battle of Elli.

Day of death January 17, 1966

  • The temperature on January 17, 1966 was between -7.9 °C and -5.7 °C and averaged -7.2 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 April 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1966: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.4 million citizens.
    • July 2 » France conducts its first nuclear weapon test in the Pacific, on Moruroa Atoll.
    • July 18 » A racially charged incident in a bar sparks the six-day Hough riots in Cleveland, Ohio; 1,700 Ohio National Guard troops intervene to restore order.
    • August 10 » The Heron Road Bridge collapses while being built, killing nine workers in the deadliest construction accident in both Ottawa and Ontario.
    • September 30 » Bechuanaland declares its independence, and becomes the Republic of Botswana.
    • October 9 » Vietnam War: South Korean troops commit the Binh Tai Massacre.
    • October 17 » The 23rd Street Fire in New York City kills 12 firefighters.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

  • 1878 » Otto Freundlich, German painter and sculptor († 1943)
  • 1882 » Ima Hogg, American society leader, philanthropist, patron and collector of the arts († 1975)
  • 1883 » Hugo Raudsepp, Estonian playwright and politician († 1952)
  • 1883 » Johannes Blaskowitz, German general († 1948)
  • 1888 » Giorgio de Chirico, Greek-Italian painter and set designer († 1978)
  • 1888 » Toyohiko Kagawa, Japanese evangelist, author, and activist († 1960)

Source: Wikipedia


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