Olson's Tree » Joseph Burnett (1874-1909)
Personal data Joseph Burnett
Source 1- He was born on December 28, 1874 in Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
- He died on July 31, 1909 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, he was 34 years old.
- A child of Edward Burnett and Mabel Lowell
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Birthday December 28, 1874
- The temperature on December 28, 1874 was about -5.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
- From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- In the year 1874: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- February 28 » One of the longest cases ever heard in an English court ends when the defendant is convicted of perjury for attempting to assume the identity of the heir to the Tichborne baronetcy.
- March 15 » France and Vietnam sign the Second Treaty of Saigon, further recognizing the full sovereignty of France over Cochinchina.
- July 1 » The Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful typewriter, goes on sale.
- July 23 » Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa, India.
- November 25 » The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873.
- December 29 » The military coup of Gen. Martinez Campos in Sagunto ends the failed First Spanish Republic and the monarchy is restored as Prince Alfonso is proclaimed King of Spain.
Day of death July 31, 1909
- The temperature on July 31, 1909 was between 12.0 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
- February 2 » The Paris Film Congress opens. An attempt by European producers to form an equivalent to the MPCC cartel in the United States.
- February 23 » The AEA Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire.
- February 26 » Kinemacolor, the first successful color motion picture process, is first shown to the general public at the Palace Theatre in London.
- March 10 » By signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, Thailand relinquishes its sovereignty over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu, which become British protectorates.
- June 26 » The Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity.
- September 7 » Eugène Lefebvre crashes a new French-built Wright biplane during a test flight at Juvisy, south of Paris, becoming the first aviator in the world to lose his life in a powered heavier-than-air craft.
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- 1882 » Lili Elbe, Danish model and painter († 1931)
- 1887 » Werner Kolhörster, German physicist and academic († 1946)
- 1888 » F. W. Murnau, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter († 1931)
- 1891 » Jean-Baptiste Capronnier, Belgian stained glass painter (b. 1814)
- 1913 » John Milne, British geologist and mining engineer. (b. 1850)
- 1914 » Jean Jaurès, French journalist and politician (b. 1859)
- 1917 » Francis Ledwidge, Irish soldier and poet (b. 1881)
- 1917 » Hedd Wyn, Welsh language poet (b. 1887)
- 1920 » Ion Dragoumis, Greek philosopher and diplomat (b. 1878)
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Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P19095.php : accessed January 10, 2026), "Joseph Burnett (1874-1909)".