Lazarus tree » Morris Sorkin (1888-1977)
Personal data Morris Sorkin
- He was born on December 25, 1888 in Zhytomyr, Volhynia, Ukraine.
- He died on February 13, 1977 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, he was 88 years old.
- A child of Raphael Soroka and Bella Sapoznik
Household of Morris Sorkin
(1) He is married to Goldie Lazar.
They got married on July 1, 1910, he was 21 years old.
Child(ren):
- Betty Sorkin 1911-1980
- Leona Sorkin 1912-1988
- Frances Sorkin 1923-2011
- Soroka 1927-1927
(2) He had a relationship with Dorothy.
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Historical events
Birthday December 25, 1888
- The temperature on December 25, 1888 was about 5.5 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 13 » The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.
- March 23 » In England, The Football League, the world's oldest professional association football league, meets for the first time.
- April 3 » The first of eleven unsolved brutal murders of women committed in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London, occurs.
- April 6 » Thomas Green Clemson dies, bequeathing his estate to the State of South Carolina to establish Clemson Agricultural College.
- September 30 » Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes.
- October 30 » The Rudd Concession is granted by Matabeleland to agents of Cecil Rhodes.
Day of marriage July 1, 1910
- The temperature on July 1, 1910 was between 10.6 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 8.9 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1910: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
- April 28 » Frenchman Louis Paulhan wins the 1910 London to Manchester air race, the first long-distance aeroplane race in England.
- June 19 » The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
- October 1 » A large bomb destroys the Los Angeles Times building, killing 21.
- October 6 » Eleftherios Venizelos is elected prime minister of Greece for the first of seven times.
- October 20 » The hull of the RMSOlympic, sister-ship to the ill-fated RMS Titanic, is launched from the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.
- November 23 » Johan Alfred Ander becomes the last person to be executed in Sweden.
Day of death February 13, 1977
- The temperature on February 13, 1977 was between 2.9 °C and 7.6 °C and averaged 5.3 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1977: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.8 million citizens.
- January 24 » The Atocha massacre occurs in Madrid during the Spanish transition to democracy.
- May 28 » In Southgate, Kentucky, the Beverly Hills Supper Club is engulfed in fire, killing 165 people inside.
- June 13 » Convicted Martin Luther King Jr. assassin James Earl Ray is recaptured after escaping from prison three days before.
- July 21 » The start of the four-day-long Libyan–Egyptian War.
- September 12 » South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko dies in police custody.
- December 5 » Egypt breaks diplomatic relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq and South Yemen. The move is in retaliation for the Declaration of Tripoli against Egypt.
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