Olson's Tree » Caroline Phelps Stokes (1878-1964)
Personal data Caroline Phelps Stokes
Source 1- She was born on October 25, 1878 in New York, New York.
- She died on July 6, 1964 in San Francisco, she was 85 years old.
- A child of Anson Phelps Stokes and Helen Louisa Phelps
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Birthday October 25, 1878
- The temperature on October 25, 1878 was about 8.5 °C. The air pressure was 9 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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 year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 16 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Battle of Philippopolis: Captain Aleksandr Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule.
- February 19 » Thomas Edison patents the phonograph.
- June 4 » Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.
- September 3 » Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames.
- October 15 » The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation.
- October 22 » The Bramall Lane stadium sees the first rugby match played under floodlights.
Day of death July 6, 1964
- The temperature on July 6, 1964 was between 6.2 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 11.6 hours of sunshine (70%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1964: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 12.0 million citizens.
- January 9 » Martyrs' Day: Several Panamanian youths try to raise the Panamanian flag in the U.S.-controlled Panama Canal Zone, leading to fighting between U.S. military and Panamanian civilians.
- January 11 » Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Luther Terry, M.D., publishes the landmark report Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking national and worldwide anti-smoking efforts.
- March 20 » The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research Organisation) is established per an agreement signed on June 14, 1962.
- April 2 » The Soviet Union launches Zond 1.
- September 27 » The British TSR-2 aircraft XR219 makes its maiden flight.
- October 16 » China detonates its first nuclear weapon.
Same birth/death day
- 1875 » Arthur Birkett, British cricketer († 1941)
- 1875 » Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, American author and educator († 1961)
- 1877 » Adolf Moller, German rower († 1968)
- 1877 » Henry Norris Russell, American astronomer († 1957)
- 1879 » Fritz Haarmann, German serial killer († 1925)
- 1880 » Bohumír Šmeral, Czech politician († 1941)
- 1962 » Joseph August, archduke of Austria (b. 1872)
- 1962 » Paul Boffa, Maltese soldier and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1890)
- 1962 » William Faulkner, American novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
- 1963 » George, duke of Mecklenburg (b. 1899)
- 1964 » Claude V. Ricketts, American admiral (b. 1906)
- 1966 » Sad Sam Jones, American baseball player and manager (b. 1892)
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Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P19514.php : accessed January 25, 2026), "Caroline Phelps Stokes (1878-1964)".