GJ Tree » Harry Blecher (1914-1992)

Personal data Harry Blecher 

  • He was born on January 29, 1914 in Lithuania.
  • Profession: Businessman.
  • (Fact 1) .
    Parents: Nathen and Tova
  • (Fact 2) .
    Immigrated to South Africa in 1932
  • He died on April 11, 1992, he was 78 years old.

Household of Harry Blecher

He is married to Gita Diskin.

They got married on March 6, 1944 at South Africa, he was 30 years old.


Child(ren):

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Harry Blecher

Harry Blecher
1914-1992

1944

Gita Diskin
1919-1992

(Not public)
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Moses Nathan (Naty) Blecher
1945-2010

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Historical events

Birthday January 29, 1914

  • The temperature on January 29, 1914 was between 1.9 °C and 5.2 °C and averaged 3.9 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • January 5 » The Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and minimum daily wage of $5 in salary plus bonuses.
    • August 6 » World War I: Serbia declares war on Germany; Austria declares war on Russia.
    • August 28 » World War I: The Royal Navy defeats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
    • September 14 » HMASAE1, the Royal Australian Navy's first submarine, was lost at sea with all hands near East New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
    • November 1 » World War I: The first British Royal Navy defeat of the war with Germany, the Battle of Coronel, is fought off of the western coast of Chile, in the Pacific, with the loss of HMSGood Hope and HMSMonmouth.
    • December 25 » A series of unofficial truces occur across the Western Front to celebrate Christmas.

Day of marriage March 6, 1944

  • The temperature on March 6, 1944 was between -5.0 °C and 6.8 °C and averaged 0.6 °C. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (56%). 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • May 18 » Deportation of Crimean Tatars by the Soviet Union government.
    • June 13 » World War II: Germany launches the first V1 Flying Bomb attack on England. Only four of the eleven bombs strike their targets.
    • June 20 » World War II: The Battle of the Philippine Sea concludes with a decisive U.S. naval victory. The lopsided naval air battle is also known as the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot".
    • August 22 » World War II: Holocaust of Kedros in Crete by German forces.
    • September 9 » World War II: The Fatherland Front takes power in Bulgaria through a military coup in the capital and armed rebellion in the country. A new pro-Soviet government is established.
    • September 27 » The Kassel Mission results in the largest loss by a USAAF group on any mission in World War II.

Day of death April 11, 1992

  • The temperature on April 11, 1992 was between 1.4 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (73%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1992: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 15.1 million citizens.
    • January 17 » During a visit to South Korea, Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa apologizes for forcing Korean women into sexual slavery during World War II.
    • March 2 » Start of the war in Transnistria.
    • March 6 » The Michelangelo computer virus begins to affect computers.
    • September 17 » An Iranian Kurdish leader and his two joiners are assassinated by political militants in Berlin.
    • October 22 » Subaru Impreza is announced.
    • November 11 » The General Synod of the Church of England votes to allow women to become priests.


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