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 24 » Robert Koch announces the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis.
- April 25 » French and Vietnamese troops clashed in Tonkin, when Commandant Henri Rivière seized the citadel of Hanoi with a small force of marine infantry.
- June 28 » The Anglo-French Convention of 1882 marks the territorial boundaries between Guinea and Sierra Leone.
- September 18 » The Pacific Stock Exchange opens.
- October 16 » The Nickel Plate Railroad opens for business.
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.
- 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.
- February 5 » The current constitution of Mexico is adopted, establishing a federal republic with powers separated into independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- 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.
- October 4 » World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.
- October 25 » Old Style date of the October Revolution in Russia.
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 1 » Cold War: Klaus Fuchs is convicted of spying for the Soviet Union by disclosing top secret atomic bomb data.
- May 29 » The St. Roch, the first ship to circumnavigate North America, arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- June 28 » Korean War: North Korean Army conducts the Seoul National University Hospital massacre.
- July 20 » Cold War: In Philadelphia, Harry Gold pleads guilty to spying for the Soviet Union by passing secrets from atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs.
- October 19 » China defeats the Tibetan Army at Chambo.
- December 2 » Korean War: Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River ended, with decisive Chinese victory, UN forces were completely expelled from North Korea.
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Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P14649.php : accessed January 20, 2026), "Channing Williams Harrison (1882-1950)".
Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P14649.php : accessed January 20, 2026), "Channing Williams Harrison (1882-1950)".