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Ancestors (and descendant) of Amos Austin Willis

William Calvin Lewis Willis
1818-1877
Nancy Caroline Etchison
± 1820-????
David B Shields
1816-1881
Susannah McKnelly
1823-1865

Amos Austin Willis
1888-1949


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    1. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Birthday August 20, 1888

    • The temperature on August 20, 1888 was about 17.6 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. 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.
      • May 12 » In Southeast Asia, the North Borneo Chartered Company's territories become the British protectorate of North Borneo.
      • May 16 » Nikola Tesla delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of alternating currents to transmit electric power over long distances.
      • July 15 » The stratovolcano Mount Bandai erupts killing approximately 500 people, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
      • September 30 » Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes.
      • October 15 » The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.
      • October 17 » Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).

    Day of death April 6, 1949

    • The temperature on April 6, 1949 was between 11.9 °C and 13.9 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 9.1 mm of rain during 5.4 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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)
    • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
    • In the year 1949: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
      • January 3 » The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the central bank of the Philippines, is established.
      • January 11 » The first "networked" television broadcasts took place as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air connecting the east coast and mid-west programming.
      • February 14 » The Knesset (parliament of Israel) convenes for the first time.
      • April 1 » Chinese Civil War: The Chinese Communist Party holds unsuccessful peace talks with the Nationalist Party in Beijing, after three years of fighting.
      • April 18 » The Republic of Ireland Act comes into effect.
      • September 21 » The People's Republic of China is proclaimed.
    

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