Olson's Tree » Samuel Davis Sturgis Jr (1861-1933)
Personal data Samuel Davis Sturgis Jr
Source 1- He was born on August 1, 1861 in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States.
- He died on March 6, 1933 in Washington City, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States, he was 71 years old.
- A child of Gen Samuel Davis Sturgis and Jerusha Wilcox
Household of Samuel Davis Sturgis Jr
He is married to Bertha Tracy Bement.
They got married on July 29, 1896 at St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA, he was 34 years old.
Child(ren):
- Samuel Davis Sturgis 1897-1964
- Elizabeth Tracy Sturgis 1900-1990
- Robert Bement Sturgis 1902-1980
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Historical events
Birthday August 1, 1861
- The temperature on August 1, 1861 was about 18.7 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
- From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
- In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 9 » American Civil War: "Star of the West" incident occurs near Charleston, South Carolina.
- January 19 » American Civil War: Georgia joins South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, and Alabama in declaring secession from the United States.
- January 21 » American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate.
- May 13 » Pakistan's (then a part of British India) first railway line opens, from Karachi to Kotri.
- November 1 » American Civil War: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln appoints George B. McClellan as the commander of the Union Army, replacing General Winfield Scott.
- December 4 » The 109 Electors of the several states of the Confederate States of America unanimously elect Jefferson Davis as President and Alexander H. Stephens as Vice President.
Day of marriage July 29, 1896
- The temperature on July 29, 1896 was about 17.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. 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 1 » Battle of Adwa: An Ethiopian army defeats an outnumbered Italian force, ending the First Italo-Ethiopian War.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- May 27 » The F4-strength St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado hits in St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, killing at least 255 people and causing over $10-million in damage.
- August 27 » Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:02 to 09:40), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.
- November 17 » The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, which later became the first ice hockey league to openly trade and hire players, began play at Pittsburgh's Schenley Park Casino.
- December 10 » Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance.
Day of death March 6, 1933
- The temperature on March 6, 1933 was between 2.7 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain during 6.1 hours. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1933: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.2 million citizens.
- March 10 » The Long Beach earthquake affects the Greater Los Angeles Area leaving around 108 people dead.
- March 20 » Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler ordered the creation of Dachau concentration camp as Chief of Police of Munich and appointed Theodor Eicke as the camp commandant.
- April 5 » U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs two executive orders: 6101 to establish the Civilian Conservation Corps, and 6102 "forbidding the Hoarding of Gold Coin, Gold Bullion, and Gold Certificates" by U.S. citizens.
- May 10 » Censorship: In Germany, the Nazis stage massive public book burnings.
- July 22 » Aviator Wiley Post returns to Floyd Bennett Field in New York City, completing the first solo flight around the world in seven days, 18 hours and 49 minutes.
- December 6 » U.S. federal judge John M. Woolsey rules that James Joyce's novel Ulysses is not obscene.
Same birth/death day
- 1856 » George Coulthard, Australian footballer and cricketer († 1883)
- 1858 » Gaston Doumergue, French lawyer and politician, 13th President of France († 1937)
- 1858 » Hans Rott, Austrian organist and composer († 1884)
- 1860 » Bazil Assan, Romanian engineer and explorer († 1918)
- 1861 » Sammy Jones, Australian cricketer († 1951)
- 1865 » Isobel Lilian Gloag, English painter († 1917)
- 1932 » John Philip Sousa, American conductor and composer (b. 1854)
- 1933 » Anton Cermak, Czech-American lawyer and politician, 44th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1873)
- 1935 » Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., American colonel, lawyer, and jurist (b. 1841)
- 1939 » Ferdinand von Lindemann, German mathematician and academic (b. 1852)
- 1941 » Francis Aveling, Canadian priest, psychologist, and author (b. 1875)
- 1941 » Gutzon Borglum, American sculptor and academic, designed Mount Rushmore (b. 1867)
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