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Personal data David John Shaich 


Household of David John Shaich

He is married to Rochel (Rose) Chwojnik.

They got married December 1917 at Chicago, Illinois, he was 24 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. (Not public)
  2. (Not public)
  3. Harry Shaich  1925-2011 
  4. Joseph (Joe) Shaich  1927-1998 


Notes about David John Shaich

SSN: 135-07-3007

Immigrated to the USA on March 5 1912, on board ship Hannover sailing from Bremen, Germany. Arrived at Galveston, Texas. Age: 19, occupation: Joiner. Destination: Leavenworth, Kansas.
Family name: Schachnowski

According to death certificate, he died on 5 Aug 1965 at age of 72. His full name was David J.

In his application for SSN, which he filled on Nov 24 1936, he writes:
Name: David John Shaich
Address: 20 Marmon Terr., West Orange, New Jersey
Employer: Metropolitan Life Co., 990 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey
Born: Jan 20 1893
Parents: Ben Shaich and Rachel Leah Spivack

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Historical events

Birthday January 20, 1893

  • The temperature on January 20, 1893 was about -0.3 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 21 » The Tati Concessions Land, formerly part of Matabeleland, is formally annexed to the Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana.
    • March 1 » Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri.
    • September 16 » Settlers make a land run for prime land in the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma.
    • September 20 » Charles Duryea and his brother road-test the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile.
    • October 28 » Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Pathétique receives its première performance only nine days before the composer's death.
    • December 23 » The opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed.

Day of death August 5, 1965

  • The temperature on August 5, 1965 was between 11.6 °C and 27.6 °C and averaged 19.0 °C. There was 11.9 hours of sunshine (78%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
  • 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 year 1965: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.2 million citizens.
    • February 18 » The Gambia becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
    • March 2 » The US and Republic of Vietnam Air Force begin Operation Rolling Thunder, a sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam.
    • April 21 » The 1964–1965 New York World's Fair opens for its second and final season.
    • November 8 » The Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965 is given Royal Assent, formally abolishing the death penalty in the United Kingdom, except in cases of high treason, "piracy with violence" (piracy with intent to kill or cause grievous bodily harm), arson in royal dockyards and espionage, as well as other capital offences under military law. The death penalty would be abolished in all cases in 1998.
    • December 3 » The Beatles release highly successful and influential experimental folk album Rubber Soul.
    • December 16 » Vietnam War: General William Westmoreland sends U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara a request for 243,000 more men by the end of 1966.


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