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Personal data Channing Williams Harrison 

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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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Ancestors (and descendant) of Channing Williams Harrison

Edward Cunningham Harrison
1823-1852
Sarah Anne Lyons Roane
1827-1874

Channing Williams Harrison
1882-1950

1917

Rebecca Leigh
1887-1966


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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.
      • April 3 » American Old West: Robert Ford kills Jesse James.
      • July 26 » The Republic of Stellaland is founded in Southern Africa.
      • August 20 » Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow, Russia.
      • September 4 » The Pearl Street Station in New York City becomes the first power plant to supply electricity to paying customers.
      • September 18 » The Pacific Stock Exchange opens.

    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.
      • February 3 » First World War: The American entry into World War I begins when diplomatic relations with Germany are severed due to its unrestricted submarine warfare.
      • July 20 » World War I: The Corfu Declaration, which leads to the creation of the post-war Kingdom of Yugoslavia, is signed by the Yugoslav Committee and Kingdom of Serbia.
      • August 28 » Ten Suffragettes are arrested while picketing the White House.
      • November 7 » World War I: Third Battle of Gaza ends: British forces capture Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.
      • December 12 » Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.

    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.
      • February 9 » Second Red Scare: US Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States Department of State of being filled with Communists.
      • March 7 » Cold War: The Soviet Union issues a statement denying that Klaus Fuchs served as a Soviet spy.
      • March 17 » Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name "californium".
      • June 24 » Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating races.
      • June 28 » Korean War: North Korean Army conducts the Seoul National University Hospital massacre.
      • August 20 » Korean War: United Nations repel an offensive by North Korean divisions attempting to cross the Nakdong River and assault the city of Taegu.
    

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