Kramer Family Tree » Olaus Svingen Nelson (1872-1947)
Personal data Olaus Svingen Nelson
- He was born on January 10, 1872 in Lansing, Mower, Minnesota, USA.
- He died on May 15, 1947 in Summit, Roberts, South Dakota, USA, he was 75 years old.
- A child of and Kjersti Christensdatter
Household of Olaus Svingen Nelson
He has/had a relationship with (Not public).
Child(ren):
- John Clarence Nelson 1901-1967
- Otto Selmer (samuel) Nelson 1903-1975
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Historical events
Birthday January 10, 1872
- The temperature on January 10, 1872 was about 2.9 °C. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
- In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- March 1 » Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park.
- March 16 » The Wanderers F.C. won the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1–0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.
- March 22 » Illinois becomes the first state to require gender equality in employment.
- May 10 » Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States.
- November 5 » Women's suffrage in the United States: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100.
- December 4 » The crewless American brigantine Mary Celeste, drifting in the Atlantic, is discovered by the Canadian brig Dei Gratia. The ship has been abandoned for nine days but is only slightly damaged. Her master Benjamin Briggs and all nine others known to have been on board are never accounted for.
Day of death May 15, 1947
- The temperature on May 15, 1947 was between 10.6 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
- January 1 » Cold War: The American and British occupation zones in Allied-occupied Germany, after World War II, merge to form the Bizone, which later (with the French zone) became part of West Germany.
- January 22 » KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood.
- July 10 » Muhammad Ali Jinnah is recommended as the first Governor-General of Pakistan by the British Prime Minister, Clement Attlee.
- August 4 » The Supreme Court of Japan is established.
- October 16 » The Philippines takes over the administration of the Turtle Islands and the Mangsee Islands from the United Kingdom.
- October 30 » The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the foundation of the World Trade Organization (WTO), is founded.
Same birth/death day
- 1873 » Algernon Maudslay, English sailor († 1948)
- 1873 » George Orton, Canadian runner and hurdler († 1958)
- 1873 » Jack O'Neill, Irish-American baseball player († 1935)
- 1875 » Issai Schur, German mathematician and academic († 1941)
- 1877 » Frederick Gardner Cottrell, American physical chemist, inventor and philanthropist († 1948)
- 1878 » John McLean, American hurdler, football player, and coach († 1955)
- 1937 » Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1864)
- 1945 » Charles Williams, English author, poet, and critic (b. 1886)
- 1945 » Kenneth J. Alford, English soldier, bandmaster, and composer (b. 1881)
- 1948 » Edward J. Flanagan, Irish-American priest, founded Boys Town (b. 1886)
- 1954 » William March, American soldier and author (b. 1893)
- 1956 » Austin Osman Spare, English painter and magician (b. 1886)
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