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Ancestors (and descendant) of George L. Downs

Mary
1794-????
James Downs
1825-1888

George L. Downs
1884-1916


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    Historical events

    Birthday April 10, 1884

    • The temperature on April 10, 1884 was about 3.6 °C. There was 7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 1884: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • April 20 » Pope Leo XIII publishes the encyclical Humanum genus.
      • May 1 » Moses Fleetwood Walker becomes the first black person to play in a professional baseball game in the United States.
      • May 1 » The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions demands the eight-hour work day in the United States.
      • May 31 » The arrival at Plymouth of Tāwhiao, King of Maoris, to claim the protection of Queen Victoria.
      • July 5 » Germany takes possession of Cameroon.
      • October 13 » The International Meridian Conference establishes the meridian of the Greenwich Observatory as the prime meridian.

    Day of death July 16, 1916

    • The temperature on July 16, 1916 was between 11.1 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). 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 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 1916: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
      • February 27 » Ocean liner SS Maloja strikes a mine near Dover and sinks with the loss of 155 lives.
      • April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Verdun: German forces launch their third offensive of the battle.
      • August 2 » World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto.
      • August 28 » World War I: Germany declares war on Romania.
      • September 6 » The first self-service grocery store Piggly Wiggly was opened in Memphis, Tennessee by Clarence Saunders.
      • November 19 » Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures.
    

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