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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Leslie Sclater Rees

David John Rees
± 1860-1924
Elizabeth Jane Sclater
1861-1913
Gerardo Jose Romero
1861-1929
Amy Amelia Ball
1865-1926

William Leslie Sclater Rees
1919-1942


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    Birthday June 21, 1919

    • The temperature on June 21, 1919 was between 9.6 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1919: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
      • January 5 » The German Workers' Party, which would become the Nazi Party, is founded in Munich.
      • May 4 » May Fourth Movement: Student demonstrations take place in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, protesting the Treaty of Versailles, which transferred Chinese territory to Japan.
      • May 19 » Mustafa Kemal Atatürk lands at Samsun on the Anatolian Black Sea coast, initiating what is later termed the Turkish War of Independence.
      • July 21 » The dirigible Wingfoot Air Express crashes into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building in Chicago, killing 12 people.
      • October 2 » U.S. President Woodrow Wilson suffers a massive stroke, leaving him incapacitated for several weeks.
      • October 7 » KLM, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, is founded. It is the oldest airline still operating under its original name.

    Day of death July 9, 1942

    • The temperature on July 9, 1942 was between 12.0 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
      • March 20 » World War II: General Douglas MacArthur, at Terowie, South Australia, makes his famous speech regarding the fall of the Philippines, in which he says: "I came out of Bataan and I shall return".
      • August 26 » At Chortkiv, the Ukrainian police and German Schutzpolizei deport two thousand Jews to Bełżec extermination camp. Five hundred of the sick and children are murdered on the spot. This continued until the next day.
      • August 30 » World War II: The Battle of Alam el Halfa begins.
      • October 2 » World War II: Ocean Liner RMSQueen Mary accidentally rams and sinks HMSCuracoa, killing 337 crewmen aboard Curacoa.
      • November 10 » World War II: Germany invades Vichy France following French Admiral François Darlan's agreement to an armistice with the Allies in North Africa.
      • November 21 » The completion of the Alaska Highway (also known as the Alcan Highway) is celebrated (however, the highway is not usable by standard road vehicles until 1943).
    

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