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Personal data Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor 


Household of Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor

Waarschuwing Attention: Partner (Anne Winifred Sullivan) is 36 years younger.

(1) He is married to Constance Edwina Cornwallis-West.

They got married on February 16, 1901, he was 21 years old.

The couple were divorced in 1919.


(2) He has/had a relationship with Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel.

Event (unmarried).


(3) He has/had a relationship with Caroline Otero.

Event (unmarried).


(4) He has/had a relationship with Aimée Soto-Maior de Sá.

Event (unmarried).


(5) He is married to Violet Mary Nelson.

They got married on November 26, 1920, he was 41 years old.

The couple were divorced in 1926.


(6) He is married to Loelia Mary Ponsonby.

They got married on February 20, 1930, he was 50 years old.

The couple were divorced in 1947.


(7) He is married to Anne Winifred Sullivan.

They got married on February 7, 1947, he was 67 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor

Hugh Lupus Grosvenor
1825-1899
Constance Gertrude Leveson-Gower
1834-1880
Richard George Lumley
1813-1884
Frederica Mary Adeliza Drummond
1826-1907
Sibell Lumley
1855-1929

Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor
1879-1953

(1) 1901

Constance Edwina Cornwallis-West
1876-1970

(2) 

Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel
1883-1971

(3) 

Caroline Otero
1868-1965

(4) 

Aimée Soto-Maior de Sá
1903-2006

(5) 1920

Violet Mary Nelson
1891-1983

(6) 1930

Loelia Mary Ponsonby
1902-1993

(7) 1947

Anne Winifred Sullivan
1915-2003


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Birthday March 19, 1879

  • The temperature on March 19, 1879 was about 14.0 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 49%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 13 » In Mozart Gardens Brooklyn Ada Anderson completed a great feat of pedestrianism - 2700 quarter miles in 2700 quarter hours, earning her $8000.
    • April 5 » Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
    • July 1 » Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower.
    • August 28 » Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
    • September 3 » Siege of the British Residency in Kabul: British envoy Sir Louis Cavagnari and 72 men of the Guides are massacred by Afghan troops while defending the British Residency in Kabul. Their heroism and loyalty became famous and revered throughout the British Empire.
    • October 21 » Thomas Edison applies for a patent for his design for an incandescent light bulb.

Day of marriage February 7, 1947

  • The temperature on February 7, 1947 was between -12.4 °C and -4.1 °C and averaged -8.3 °C. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
    • February 18 » First Indochina War: The French gain complete control of Hanoi after forcing the Viet Minh to withdraw to mountains.
    • May 22 » Cold War: The Truman Doctrine goes into effect, aiding Turkey and Greece.
    • July 6 » The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union.
    • September 18 » The National Security Council and the Central Intelligence Agency are established in the United States by the National Security Act. It also establishes the Air Force as an equal partner of the Army and Navy.
    • September 30 » Pakistan joins the United Nations.
    • December 2 » Jerusalem Riots of 1947: Riots break out in Jerusalem in response to the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine.

Day of death July 19, 1953

  • The temperature on July 19, 1953 was between 12.2 °C and 19.6 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 10.5 hours of sunshine (65%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1953: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.4 million citizens.
    • January 13 » An article appears in Pravda accusing some of the most prestigious and prominent doctors, mostly Jews, in the Soviet Union of taking part in a vast plot to poison members of the top Soviet political and military leadership.
    • February 3 » The Batepá massacre occurred in São Tomé when the colonial administration and Portuguese landowners unleashed a wave of violence against the native creoles known as forros.
    • February 19 » Book censorship in the United States: The Georgia Literature Commission is established.
    • July 27 » Cessation of hostilities is achieved in the Korean War when the United States, China, and North Korea sign an armistice agreement. Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea, refuses to sign but pledges to observe the armistice.
    • August 12 » The 7.2 Ms  Ionian earthquake shakes the southern Ionian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Between 445 and 800 people are killed.
    • December 24 » Tangiwai disaster: In New Zealand's North Island, at Tangiwai, a railway bridge is damaged by a lahar and collapses beneath a passenger train, killing 151 people.


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