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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.
    • April 1 » The rank of Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy is established.
    • June 5 » The trial of Lizzie Borden for the murder of her father and step-mother begins in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
    • June 22 » The Royal Navy battleship HMSCamperdown accidentally rams the British Mediterranean Fleet flagship HMSVictoria which sinks taking 358 crew with her, including the fleet's commander, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon.
    • August 27 » The Sea Islands hurricane strikes the United States near Savannah, Georgia, killing between 1,000–2,000 people.
    • November 1 » The Battle of Bembezi took place and was the most decisive battle won by the British in the First Matabele War of 1893.
    • November 7 » Women's suffrage: Women in the U.S. state of Colorado are granted the right to vote, the second state to do so.

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.
    • April 11 » The Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1965: Fifty-one tornadoes hit in six Midwestern states, killing 256 people.
    • July 16 » The Mont Blanc Tunnel linking France and Italy opens.
    • August 19 » Japanese prime minister Eisaku Satō becomes the first post-World War II sitting prime minister to visit Okinawa Prefecture.
    • September 17 » The Battle of Chawinda is fought between Pakistan and India.
    • October 4 » Pope Paul VI begins the first papal visit to the Americas.
    • December 15 » Project Gemini: Gemini 6A, crewed by Wally Schirra and Thomas Stafford, is launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida. Four orbits later, it achieves the first space rendezvous, with Gemini 7.


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