Genealogy Harssema » George Richard Durgan TORRENGA (1905-1987)

Personal data George Richard Durgan TORRENGA 

  • He was born on July 31, 1905 in Lafayette Tippecanoe County Indiana U.S.A.
  • He died April 1987 in Columbus Indiana U.S.A, he was 81 years old.
  • A child of Abel TORRENGA and Mary KLAVERENGA
  • This information was last updated on December 6, 2020.

Household of George Richard Durgan TORRENGA

He is married to Frances A. LETTELL.

They got married on February 6, 1926 at Lafayette Tippecanoe County Indiana U.S.A, he was 20 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of George Richard Durgan TORRENGA

Albert Jans TORRENGA
1840-1909
Foske KWELDER
1845-1920
Gaje (George) KLAVERINGA
1828-1883
Aafke (Effie) KNOOIHUIZEN
1834-1930
Abel TORRENGA
1870-1929

George Richard Durgan TORRENGA
1905-1987

1926

Frances A. LETTELL
1909-1992


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Historical events

Birthday July 31, 1905

  • The temperature on July 31, 1905 was between 11.7 °C and 21.0 °C and averaged 16.7 °C. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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.
    • January 22 » Bloody Sunday in Saint Petersburg, beginning of the 1905 revolution.
    • 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.
    • June 30 » Albert Einstein sends the article On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies, in which he introduces special relativity, for publication in Annalen der Physik.
    • September 11 » The Ninth Avenue derailment occurs in New York City, killing 13.
    • October 16 » The Partition of Bengal in India takes place.
    • November 18 » Prince Carl of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII of Norway.

Day of marriage February 6, 1926

  • The temperature on February 6, 1926 was between 5.9 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 9.4 °C. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1926: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
    • March 15 » The dictator Theodoros Pangalos is elected President of Greece without opposition.
    • April 24 » The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years.
    • May 18 » Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears in Venice, California.
    • May 28 » The 28 May 1926 coup d'état: Ditadura Nacional is established in Portugal to suppress the unrest of the First Republic.
    • June 14 » Brazil leaves the League of Nations.
    • August 5 » Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.


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