Olson's Tree » Channing Williams Harrison (1882-1950)
Personal data Channing Williams Harrison
Source 1- He was born on October 14, 1882 in Cartersville, VA.
- He died on October 8, 1950 in Danville, Virginia, USA, he was 67 years old.
- A child of Edward Cunningham Harrison and Mary Louisa Harrison
Household of Channing Williams Harrison
He is married to Rebecca Leigh.
They got married on November 17, 1917 at Halifax, Virginia, he was 35 years old.
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Historical events
Birthday October 14, 1882
- The temperature on October 14, 1882 was about 7.9 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. 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 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 1882: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- March 2 » Queen Victoria narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Roderick McLean in Windsor.
- March 4 » Britain's first electric trams run in east London.
- March 24 » Robert Koch announces the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis.
- July 11 » The British Mediterranean Fleet begins the Bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt as part of the Anglo-Egyptian War.
- July 26 » The Republic of Stellaland is founded in Southern Africa.
- December 16 » Wales and England contest the first Home Nations (now Six Nations) rugby union match.
Day of marriage November 17, 1917
- The temperature on November 17, 1917 was between 5.4 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- January 17 » The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.
- May 27 » Pope Benedict XV promulgates the 1917 Code of Canon Law, the first comprehensive codification of Catholic canon law in the legal history of the Catholic Church.
- August 6 » World War I: Battle of Mărășești between the Romanian and German armies begins.
- October 24 » First World War: Italy suffers a disastrous defeat on the Austro-Italian front.
Day of death October 8, 1950
- The temperature on October 8, 1950 was between 10.1 °C and 14.1 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (4%). 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 1950: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
- March 7 » Cold War: The Soviet Union issues a statement denying that Klaus Fuchs served as a Soviet spy.
- May 19 » Egypt announces that the Suez Canal is closed to Israeli ships and commerce.
- June 1 » The Chinchaga fire ignites. By September, it would become the largest single fire on record in North America.
- July 5 » Zionism: The Knesset passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel.
- October 19 » China defeats the Tibetan Army at Chambo.
- December 16 » Korean War: In response to China's Second Phase Offensive, U.S. President Harry S. Truman declares a limited state of emergency.
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Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P14649.php : accessed January 18, 2026), "Channing Williams Harrison (1882-1950)".
Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P14649.php : accessed January 18, 2026), "Channing Williams Harrison (1882-1950)".