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Ancestors (and descendant) of Alex George (Alek) THORNTON

John Cooper ROCKLIFF
1852-1919
Eliza Margaret HALL
1864-1892
(Not public)

Alex George (Alek) THORNTON
1922-1957


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Sources

  1. Death records 1921-1985. Own Copy, ., Victorian Death Index 1921-1985, Victoria. / Own Copy

Historical events

Birthday December 2, 1922

  • The temperature on December 2, 1922 was between 4.2 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1922: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.0 million citizens.
    • January 7 » Dáil Éireann ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by a 64–57 vote.
    • February 9 » Brazil becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
    • April 3 » Joseph Stalin becomes the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
    • October 29 » King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy appoints Benito Mussolini as Prime Minister.
    • December 9 » Gabriel Narutowicz is elected the first president of Poland.
    • December 30 » The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is formed.

Day of death June 8, 1957

  • The temperature on June 8, 1957 was between 10.2 °C and 21.3 °C and averaged 15.0 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (25%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1957: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.0 million citizens.
    • May 15 » At Malden Island in the Pacific Ocean, Britain tests its first hydrogen bomb in Operation Grapple.
    • July 26 » Carlos Castillo Armas, dictator of Guatemala, is assassinated.
    • September 19 » Plumbbob Rainier becomes the first nuclear explosion to be entirely contained underground, producing no fallout.
    • September 25 » Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, is integrated by the use of United States Army troops.
    • October 3 » The California State Superior Court rules that the book Howl and Other Poems is not obscene.
    • December 17 » The United States successfully launches the first Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile at Cape Canaveral, Florida.


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