Lazarus tree » Henry Sylvester York (1893-1931)

Personal data Henry Sylvester York 


Household of Henry Sylvester York

He has/had a relationship with Emma Ethel Vest.


Notes about Henry Sylvester York

Sylvester's mother, Minnie, never married Sylvester's unknown father. Sylvester's grandfather, Isaac York, raised Sylvester as his son and Isaac is identified as Sylvester's father on Sylvester's death certificate.

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Historical events

Birthday June 17, 1893

  • The temperature on June 17, 1893 was about 24.7 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 45%. 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 August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 13 » The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom holds its first meeting.
    • April 1 » The rank of Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy is established.
    • April 6 » Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is dedicated by Wilford Woodruff.
    • May 1 » The World's Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago.
    • July 9 » Daniel Hale Williams, American heart surgeon, performs the first successful open-heart surgery in United States without anesthesia.
    • July 11 » The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kōkichi Mikimoto.

Day of death August 27, 1931

  • The temperature on August 27, 1931 was between 4.5 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 12.5 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 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.
    • March 3 » The United States adopts The Star-Spangled Banner as its national anthem.
    • March 15 » SSViking explodes off Newfoundland, killing 27 of the 147 on board.
    • March 19 » Gambling is legalized in Nevada.
    • April 14 » The Spanish Cortes deposes King Alfonso XIII and proclaims the Second Spanish Republic.
    • July 16 » Emperor Haile Selassie signs the first constitution of Ethiopia.
    • September 18 » The Mukden Incident gives Japan a pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria.


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Source: Wikipedia

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