Lazarus tree » Joseph Sorkin (1917-1992)
Personal data Joseph Sorkin
- He was born on January 29, 1917 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- He died on October 9, 1992 in Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA, he was 75 years old.
- A child of David Sorkin and Mary Elgart
Household of Joseph Sorkin
(1) He had a relationship with Bessie Goldring.
(2) He had a relationship with Ethel Bomze.
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Historical events
Birthday January 29, 1917
- The temperature on January 29, 1917 was between -8.2 °C and 0.1 °C and averaged -3.6 °C. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- January 17 » The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.
- February 5 » The current constitution of Mexico is adopted, establishing a federal republic with powers separated into independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
- March 16 » World War I: A German auxiliary cruiser is sunk in the Action of 16 March 1917.
- March 31 » According to the terms of the Treaty of the Danish West Indies, the islands become American possessions.
- May 13 » Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.
- November 2 » The Military Revolutionary Committee of the Petrograd Soviet, in charge of preparation and carrying out the Russian Revolution, holds its first meeting.
Day of death October 9, 1992
- The temperature on October 9, 1992 was between 6.0 °C and 13.5 °C and averaged 10.2 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (28%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1992: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 15.1 million citizens.
- April 27 » Betty Boothroyd becomes the first woman to be elected Speaker of the British House of Commons in its 700-year history.
- May 21 » After 30 seasons Johnny Carson hosted his penultimate episode and last featuring guests (Robin Williams and Bette Midler) of The Tonight Show.
- July 22 » Near Medellín, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes from his luxury prison fearing extradition to the United States.
- November 25 » The Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia votes to split the country into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, with effect from January 1, 1993.
- December 6 » The Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, India, is demolished, leading to widespread riots causing the death of over 1,500 people.
- December 9 » American troops land in Somalia for Operation Restore Hope.
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