Kennedy Family Tree » Laurence Swait Hawkins (1894-1957)

Christening day March 10, 1895

• The temperature on March 10, 1895 was about 3.0 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1895: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • January 12 » The National Trust is founded in the United Kingdom.
  • January 13 » First Italo-Ethiopian War: the war's opening battle, the Battle of Coatit, occurs; it is an Italian victory.
  • April 6 » Oscar Wilde is arrested in the Cadogan Hotel, London, after losing a libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry.
  • June 11 » Paris–Bordeaux–Paris, sometimes called the first automobile race in history or the "first motor race", takes place.
  • October 8 » Korean Empress Myeongseong is assassinated by Japanese infiltrators.
  • December 28 » The Lumière brothers perform for their first paying audience at the Grand Cafe in Boulevard des Capucines.

Day of marriage July 18, 1931

• The temperature on July 18, 1931 was between 13.6 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 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 20 » The U.S. Congress approves the construction of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge by the state of California.
  • March 15 » SSViking explodes off Newfoundland, killing 27 of the 147 on board.
  • May 14 » Five unarmed civilians are killed in the Ådalen shootings, as the Swedish military is called in to deal with protesting workers.
  • May 29 » Michele Schirru, a citizen of the United States, is executed by Italian military firing squad for intent to kill Benito Mussolini.
  • October 1 » The George Washington Bridge in the United States, linking New Jersey and New York, is opened.
  • December 5 » Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow was destroyed on orders from Joseph Stalin.

Day of death November 29, 1957

• The temperature on November 29, 1957 was between -0.4 °C and 10.4 °C and averaged 7.4 °C. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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.
  • January 11 » The African Convention is founded in Dakar, Senegal.
  • June 24 » In Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment.
  • July 26 » Carlos Castillo Armas, dictator of Guatemala, is assassinated.
  • August 5 » American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the ABC television network.
  • September 4 » The Ford Motor Company introduces the Edsel.
  • December 6 » Project Vanguard: A launchpad explosion of Vanguard TV3 thwarts the first United States attempt to launch a satellite into Earth orbit.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1946 » Johannes Vares, Estonian poet, physician, and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1890)
• 1953 » Sam De Grasse, Canadian-American actor (b. 1875)
• 1954 » Dink Johnson, American pianist, clarinet player, and drummer (b. 1892)
• 1957 » Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Czech-American pianist and composer (b. 1897)
• 1967 » Ferenc Münnich, Hungarian soldier and politician, 47th Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1886)
• 1970 » Robert T. Frederick, American general (b. 1907)