Kennedy Family Tree » James Kidston (1896-1964)
Personal data James Kidston
- He was born on April 17, 1896 in 16 Glebe Street, Falkirk.
Attention: Was younger than 16 years old (0) when child (Margaret Whyte Kidston) died (February 22, 1889). - He died in the year 1964 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, he was 67 years old.
- A child of James Kidston and Margaret Morton
Household of James Kidston
He is married to Joan Anderson.
They got married on March 24, 1926 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, he was 29 years old.
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Birthday April 17, 1896
- The temperature on April 17, 1896 was about 8.4 °C. The airpressure was 76 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 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 4 » Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- June 28 » An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.
- August 16 » Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.
- August 17 » Bridget Driscoll became the first recorded case of a pedestrian killed in a collision with a motor car in the United Kingdom.
- December 30 » Canadian ice hockey player Ernie McLea scores the first hat-trick in Stanley Cup play, and the Cup-winning goal as the Montreal Victorias defeat the Winnipeg Victorias 6–5.
Day of marriage March 24, 1926
- The temperature on March 24, 1926 was between -2.8 °C and 10.5 °C and averaged 3.4 °C. There was 10.4 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- In the year 1926: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
- January 26 » The first demonstration of the television by John Logie Baird.
- March 14 » The El Virilla train accident, Costa Rica, kills 248 people and wounds another 93 when a train falls off a bridge over the Río Virilla between Heredia and Tibás.
- March 15 » The dictator Theodoros Pangalos is elected President of Greece without opposition.
- April 24 » The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years.
- September 8 » Germany is admitted to the League of Nations.
- November 11 » The United States Numbered Highway System is established.
Same birth/death day
- 1895 » Robert Dean Frisbie, American soldier and author († 1948)
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- 1897 » Edouard Wyss-Dunant, Swiss physician and mountaineer († 1983)
- 1897 » Nisargadatta Maharaj, Indian philosopher and educator († 1981)
- 1897 » Thornton Wilder, American novelist and playwright († 1975)
- 1899 » Aleksander Klumberg, Estonian decathlete and coach († 1958)
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The Kennedy Family Tree publication was prepared by Brian Kennedy.
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Brian Kennedy, "Kennedy Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/kennedy-family-tree/P2163.php : accessed May 4, 2025), "James Kidston (1896-1964)".
Brian Kennedy, "Kennedy Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/kennedy-family-tree/P2163.php : accessed May 4, 2025), "James Kidston (1896-1964)".