Olson's Tree » Harold Montrose Phelps Stokes (1887-1970)
Personal data Harold Montrose Phelps Stokes
Source 1- He was born on January 10, 1887 in New York, United States of America.
- He died on June 8, 1970 in District of Columbia, United States of America, he was 83 years old.
- A child of Anson Phelps Stokes and Helen Louisa Phelps
Household of Harold Montrose Phelps Stokes
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Birthday January 10, 1887
- The temperature on January 10, 1887 was about -0.1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- February 23 » The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
- April 28 » A week after being arrested by the Prussian Secret Police, French police inspector Guillaume Schnaebelé is released on order of William I, German Emperor, defusing a possible war.
- July 26 » Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
- September 5 » A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, kills 186.
- November 9 » The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
- November 11 » August Spies, Albert Parsons, Adolph Fischer and George Engel are executed as a result of the Haymarket affair.
Day of death June 8, 1970
- The temperature on June 8, 1970 was between 16.3 °C and 29.0 °C and averaged 23.1 °C. There was 13.4 hours of sunshine (81%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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)
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1970: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.0 million citizens.
- March 4 » French submarine Eurydice explodes underwater, resulting in the loss of the entire 57-man crew.
- April 10 » Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving The Beatles for personal and professional reasons.
- April 11 » Apollo 13 is launched.
- May 9 » Vietnam War: In Washington, D.C., 75,000 to 100,000 war protesters demonstrate in front of the White House.
- June 4 » Tonga gains independence from the United Kingdom.
- October 16 » Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau invokes the War Measures Act during the October Crisis.
Same birth/death day
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- 1883 » Francis X. Bushman, American actor, director, and screenwriter († 1966)
- 1887 » Robinson Jeffers, American poet and philosopher († 1962)
- 1890 » Pina Menichelli, Italian actress († 1984)
- 1891 » Ann Shoemaker, American actress († 1978)
- 1891 » Heinrich Behmann, German mathematician and academic († 1970)
- 1968 » Elizabeth Enright, American author and illustrator (b. 1909)
- 1968 » Ludovico Scarfiotti, Italian race car driver (b. 1933)
- 1969 » Arunachalam Mahadeva, Sri Lankan politician and diplomat (b. 1885)
- 1969 » Robert Taylor, American actor and singer (b. 1911)
- 1970 » Abraham Maslow, American psychologist and academic (b. 1908)
- 1971 » J.I. Rodale, American author and playwright (b. 1898)
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Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P19512.php : accessed January 18, 2026), "Harold Montrose Phelps Stokes (1887-1970)".