Leedom Family Tree » William Benjamin Van (1887-1906)
Personal data William Benjamin Van
Source 1- He was born on September 18, 1887.
- He died on May 23, 1906 in Brown, Illinois, United States, he was 18 years old.
- A child of Thomas Vann and Anne Cherokee Vann
Household of William Benjamin Van
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Historical events
Birthday September 18, 1887
- The temperature on September 18, 1887 was about 12.7 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 21 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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 year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- February 23 » The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
- April 10 » On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
- July 6 » David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, is forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution, which transfers much of the king's authority to the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
- September 5 » A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, kills 186.
- October 1 » Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.
- November 9 » The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Day of death May 23, 1906
- The temperature on May 23, 1906 was between 8.5 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 15.0 °C. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
- April 14 » The Azusa Street Revival opens and will launch Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement.
- May 2 » Closing ceremony of the Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece.
- September 7 » Alberto Santos-Dumont flies his 14-bis aircraft at Bagatelle, France for the first time successfully.
- September 13 » The Santos-Dumont 14-bis makes a short hop, the first flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe.
- September 30 » The Royal Galician Academy, the Galician language's biggest linguistic authority, starts working in La Coruña, Spain.
- December 15 » The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opens.
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- 1888 » Toni Wolff, Swiss psychologist and author († 1953)
- 1889 » Doris Blackburn, Australian activist and politician († 1970)
- 1889 » Leslie Morshead, Australian general, businessman, and educator († 1959)
- 1893 » Anton von Schmerling, Austrian politician (b. 1805)
- 1895 » Franz Ernst Neumann, German mineralogist, physicist, and mathematician (b. 1798)
- 1906 » Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian director, playwright, and poet (b. 1828)
- 1908 » François Coppée, French poet and author (b. 1842)
- 1920 » Svetozar Boroević, Croatian-Austrian field marshal (b. 1856)
- 1921 » August Nilsson, Swedish shot putter and tug of war competitor (b. 1872)
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The Leedom Family Tree publication was prepared by Kathleen Enge.
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Kathleen Enge, "Leedom Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/leedom-family-tree/P168.php : accessed May 10, 2025), "William Benjamin Van (1887-1906)".
Kathleen Enge, "Leedom Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/leedom-family-tree/P168.php : accessed May 10, 2025), "William Benjamin Van (1887-1906)".