Olson's Tree » Henry James (1879-1947)
Personal data Henry James
Source 1- He was born on May 18, 1879 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
- He died on December 13, 1947 in Manhattan, New York, USA, he was 68 years old.
- A child of William James and Alice Howe Gibbens James
Household of Henry James
(1) He is married to Dorothea Draper.
They got married in the year 1938, he was 58 years old.
(2) He is married to Olivia Bayard Cutting.
They got married on June 11, 1917 at Great River, New York, USA, he was 38 years old.
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Historical events
Birthday May 18, 1879
- The temperature on May 18, 1879 was about 13.5 °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 67%. 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 22 » The Battle of Rorke's Drift, also during the Anglo-Zulu War and just some 15km away from Isandlwana, results in a British victory.
- May 14 » The first group of 463 Indian indentured laborers arrives in Fiji aboard the Leonidas.
- July 8 » Sailing ship USSJeannette departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole.
- October 7 » Germany and Austria-Hungary sign the "Twofold Covenant" and create the Dual Alliance.
- December 21 » World premiere of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- December 28 » Tay Bridge disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75.
Day of marriage June 11, 1917
- The temperature on June 11, 1917 was between 12.4 °C and 27.0 °C and averaged 19.2 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain. There was 11.3 hours of sunshine (68%). The average windspeed was 3 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 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.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- June 4 » The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded: Laura E. Richards, Maude H. Elliott, and Florence Hall receive the first Pulitzer for biography (for Julia Ward Howe). Jean Jules Jusserand receives the first Pulitzer for history for his work With Americans of Past and Present Days. Herbert B. Swope receives the first Pulitzer for journalism for his work for the New York World.
- June 28 » World War I: Greece joins the Allied powers.
- October 12 » World War I: The First Battle of Passchendaele takes place resulting in the largest single-day loss of life in New Zealand history.
- November 8 » The first Council of People's Commissars is formed, including Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin.
- December 6 » Finland declares independence from Soviet Russia.
Day of death December 13, 1947
- The temperature on December 13, 1947 was between 5.0 °C and 8.4 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 10 » The Paris Peace Treaties are signed by Italy, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Finland and the Allies of World War II.
- February 18 » First Indochina War: The French gain complete control of Hanoi after forcing the Viet Minh to withdraw to mountains.
- July 8 » Reports are broadcast that a UFO crash landed in Roswell, New Mexico in what became known as the Roswell UFO incident.
- August 15 » Founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah is sworn in as first Governor-General of Pakistan in Karachi.
- October 1 » The North American F-86 Sabre flies for the first time.
- November 18 » The Ballantyne's Department Store fire in Christchurch, New Zealand, kills 41; it is the worst fire disaster in the history of New Zealand.
Same birth/death day
- 1872 » Bertrand Russell, British mathematician, historian, and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate († 1970)
- 1876 » Hermann Müller, German journalist and politician, 12th Chancellor of Germany († 1931)
- 1878 » Johannes Terwogt, Dutch rower († 1977)
- 1882 » Babe Adams, American baseball player, manager, and journalist († 1968)
- 1883 » Eurico Gaspar Dutra, Brazilian marshal and politician, 16th President of Brazil († 1974)
- 1883 » Walter Gropius, German-American architect, designed the John F. Kennedy Federal Building († 1969)
- 1944 » Wassily Kandinsky, Russian-French painter and theorist (b. 1866)
- 1945 » Elisabeth Volkenrath, Polish-German concentration camp supervisor (b. 1919)
- 1945 » Irma Grese, German concentration camp guard (b. 1923)
- 1945 » Josef Kramer, German concentration camp commandant (b. 1906)
- 1947 » Henry James, American lawyer and author (b. 1879)
- 1947 » Nicholas Roerich, Russian archaeologist, painter, and philosopher (b. 1874)
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Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P15356.php : accessed January 18, 2026), "Henry James (1879-1947)".