Olson's Tree » Harold Courtney Tennyson (1896-1916)
Personal data Harold Courtney Tennyson
Source 1- He was born on April 27, 1896 in Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England.
- He died on January 29, 1916 in Aboard H.M.T.D.B. Viking, English Channel, he was 19 years old.
- A child of Hallam Tennyson and Audrey Georgiana Florence Boyle
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Birthday April 27, 1896
- The temperature on April 27, 1896 was about 13.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- April 6 » In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman emperor Theodosius I.
- May 18 » The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that the "separate but equal" doctrine is constitutional.
- June 2 » Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph.
- August 30 » Philippine Revolution: After Spanish victory in the Battle of San Juan del Monte, eight provinces in the Philippines are declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor-General Ramón Blanco y Erenas.
- December 30 » Canadian ice hockey player Ernie McLea scores the first hat-trick in Stanley Cup play, and the Cup-winning goal as the Montreal Victorias defeat the Winnipeg Victorias 6–5.
Day of death January 29, 1916
- The temperature on January 29, 1916 was between 1.0 °C and 5.6 °C and averaged 3.6 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 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.
- January 29 » World War I: Paris is first bombed by German zeppelins.
- April 25 » Anzac Day is commemorated for the first time on the first anniversary of the landing at ANZAC Cove.
- May 6 » Vietnamese Emperor Duy Tân is captured while calling upon the people to rise up against the French, and is later deposed and exiled to Réunion island.
- June 15 » United States President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America, making them the only American youth organization with a federal charter.
- July 15 » In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).
- November 21 » Mines from SM U-73 sink the HMHS Britannic, the largest ship lost in the First World War.
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- 1899 » Alfred Sisley, French-English painter (b. 1839)
- 1906 » Christian IX of Denmark (b. 1818)
- 1928 » Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Scottish field marshal (b. 1861)
- 1931 » Henri Mathias Berthelot, French general during World War I (b. 1861)
- 1933 » Sara Teasdale, American poet (b. 1884)
- 1934 » Fritz Haber, Polish-German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1868)
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Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P13881.php : accessed January 30, 2026), "Harold Courtney Tennyson (1896-1916)".