More like a forest than a tree! » Edith Maria BRIGGS (1904-1992)
Personal data Edith Maria BRIGGS
- She was born on October 4, 1904 in Longford, Tasmania, Australia.
- She died on January 29, 1992 in Burnie, Tasmania, Australia, she was 87 years old.
- A child of Alfred Henry BRIGGS and Ada Sophia PITT
- This information was last updated on August 24, 2004.
Household of Edith Maria BRIGGS
She is married to Robert Medwin COLLINS.
They got married on August 29, 1931 at Longford, Tasmania, Australia, she was 26 years old.
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Birthday October 4, 1904
- The temperature on October 4, 1904 was between 5.8 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
- February 8 » Battle of Port Arthur: A surprise torpedo attack by the Japanese at Port Arthur, China starts the Russo-Japanese War.
- February 17 » Madama Butterfly receives its première at La Scala in Milan.
- April 5 » The first international rugby league match is played between England and an Other Nationalities team (Welsh and Scottish players) in Central Park, Wigan, England.
- June 16 » Eugen Schauman assassinates Nikolay Bobrikov, Governor-General of Finland.
- July 31 » Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Hsimucheng: Units of the Imperial Japanese Army defeat units of the Imperial Russian Army in a strategic confrontation.
- October 20 » Chile and Bolivia sign the Treaty of Peace and Friendship, delimiting the border between the two countries.
Day of marriage August 29, 1931
- The temperature on August 29, 1931 was between 9.8 °C and 23.0 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 12.6 hours of sunshine (91%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1931: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
- February 3 » The Hawke's Bay earthquake, New Zealand's worst natural disaster, kills 258.
- March 11 » Ready for Labour and Defence of the USSR, abbreviated as GTO, is introduced in the Soviet Union.
- March 25 » The Scottsboro Boys are arrested in Alabama and charged with rape.
- March 31 » A Transcontinental & Western Air airliner crashes near Bazaar, Kansas, killing eight, including University of Notre Dame head football coach Knute Rockne.
- May 1 » The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City.
- November 22 » Al-Mina'a SC is founded in Iraq.
Day of death January 29, 1992
- The average temperature on January 29, 1992 was 1.6 °C. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (36%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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.
- March 17 » A referendum to end apartheid in South Africa is passed 68.7% to 31.2%.
- March 31 » The USSMissouri, the last active United States Navy battleship, is decommissioned in Long Beach, California.
- April 2 » In New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in prison.
- April 27 » Betty Boothroyd becomes the first woman to be elected Speaker of the British House of Commons in its 700-year history.
- May 9 » Armenian forces capture Shusha, marking a major turning point in the Nagorno-Karabakh War.
- December 14 » War in Abkhazia: Siege of Tkvarcheli: A helicopter carrying evacuees from Tkvarcheli is shot down, resulting in at least 52 deaths, including 25 children. The incident catalyses more concerted Russian military intervention on behalf of Abkhazia.
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The More like a forest than a tree! publication was prepared by Karen M Hughes.
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Karen M Hughes, "More like a forest than a tree!", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/karens-family-tree/I16657.php : accessed June 10, 2024), "Edith Maria BRIGGS (1904-1992)".