Kennedy Family Tree » James Orr Denby (1896-1983)
Personal data James Orr Denby
Source 1- He was born on August 31, 1896 in Peking, China.
- He died August 1983 in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States, he was 86 years old.
- A child of Charles Denby and Martha Dalzell Orr
Household of James Orr Denby
He is married to Phyllis Cochran.
They got married on February 19, 1927 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, he was 30 years old.
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Historical events
Birthday August 31, 1896
- The temperature on August 31, 1896 was about 18.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. 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.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- May 18 » The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that the "separate but equal" doctrine is constitutional.
- 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.
- December 14 » The Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company.
- 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.
- December 30 » Filipino patriot and reform advocate José Rizal is executed by a Spanish firing squad in Manila.
Day of marriage February 19, 1927
- The temperature on February 19, 1927 was between -5.8 °C and 2.6 °C and averaged -2.1 °C. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (82%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 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 1927: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.5 million citizens.
- January 10 » Fritz Lang's futuristic film Metropolis is released in Germany.
- February 23 » U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill by Congress establishing the Federal Radio Commission (later replaced by the Federal Communications Commission) which was to regulate the use of radio frequencies in the United States.
- April 14 » The first Volvo car premieres in Gothenburg, Sweden.
- May 27 » The Ford Motor Company ceases manufacture of the Ford Model T and begins to retool plants to make the Ford Model A.
- June 29 » The Bird of Paradise, a U.S. Army Air Corps Fokker tri-motor, completes the first transpacific flight, from the mainland United States to Hawaii.
- November 13 » The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City.
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- 1896 » Brian Edmund Baker, English Air Marshal († 1979)
- 1896 » Félix-Antoine Savard, Canadian priest and author († 1982)
- 1897 » Fredric March, American lieutenant, actor, and singer († 1975)
- 1900 » Gino Lucetti, Italian anarchist, attempted assassin of Benito Mussolini († 1943)
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Brian Kennedy, "Kennedy Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/kennedy-family-tree/P8613.php : accessed May 4, 2025), "James Orr Denby (1896-1983)".
Brian Kennedy, "Kennedy Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/kennedy-family-tree/P8613.php : accessed May 4, 2025), "James Orr Denby (1896-1983)".