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


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Historical events

  • The temperature on January 29, 1914 was between 2.1 °C and 5.0 °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.
    • March 7 » Prince William of Wied arrives in Albania to begin his reign as King.
    • July 11 » Babe Ruth makes his debut in Major League Baseball.
    • August 5 » In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed.
    • August 29 » World War I: Start of the Battle of St. Quentin in which the French Fifth Army counter-attacked the invading Germans at Saint-Quentin, Aisne.
    • September 3 » William, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule.
    • November 16 » The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.
  • The temperature on March 6, 1944 was between -5.1 °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.
    • January 27 » World War II: The 900-day Siege of Leningrad is lifted.
    • February 15 » World War II: The assault on Monte Cassino, Italy begins.
    • April 24 » World War II: The SBS launches a raid against the garrison of Santorini in Greece.
    • April 25 » The United Negro College Fund is incorporated.
    • August 20 » World War II: One hundred sixty-eight captured allied airmen, including Phil Lamason, accused by the Gestapo of being "terror fliers", arrive at Buchenwald concentration camp.
    • September 15 » Battle of Peleliu begins as the United States Marine Corps' 1st Marine Division and the United States Army's 81st Infantry Division hit White and Orange beaches under heavy fire from Japanese infantry and artillery.
  • 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.
    • February 12 » The current Constitution of Mongolia comes into effect.
    • May 24 » The last Thai dictator, General Suchinda Kraprayoon, resigns following pro-democracy protests.
    • June 8 » The first World Oceans Day is celebrated, coinciding with the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
    • July 10 » In Miami, former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega is sentenced to 40 years in prison for drug and racketeering violations.
    • September 14 » The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina declares the breakaway Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia to be illegal.
    • September 25 » NASA launches the Mars Observer. Eleven months later, the probe would fail while preparing for orbital insertion.


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