Olson's Tree » Dwight Griswold (1917-1952)
Personal data Dwight Griswold
Source 1- He/she was born on March 22, 1917.Source 1
- He/she passed away on November 6, 1952, at the age of 35 years.Source 1
- He/she was burried in Old Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.Source 1
- A child of William Edward Schenck Griswold and Evelyn Sloane
Household of Dwight Griswold
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Sources
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday March 22, 1917
- The temperature on March 22, 1917 was between -4.1 °C and 5.2 °C and averaged 0.1 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 26 » World War I: The American Expeditionary Forces begin to arrive in France. They will first enter combat four months later.
- July 17 » King George V issues a Proclamation stating that the male line descendants of the British Royal Family will bear the surname Windsor.
- December 6 » World War I: USSJacob Jones is the first American destroyer to be sunk by enemy action when it is torpedoed by German submarine SMU-53.
- December 18 » The resolution containing the language of the Eighteenth Amendment to enact Prohibition is passed by the United States Congress.
- December 20 » Cheka, the first Soviet secret police force, is founded.
Day of death November 6, 1952
- The temperature on November 6, 1952 was between 6.3 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 13.9 mm of rain during 8.2 hours. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (32%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1952: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
- February 21 » The British government, under Winston Churchill, abolishes identity cards in the UK to "set the people free".
- February 26 » Vincent Massey is sworn in as the first Canadian-born Governor General of Canada.
- May 2 » A De Havilland Comet makes the first jetliner flight with fare-paying passengers, from London to Johannesburg.
- July 3 » The SSUnited States sets sail on her maiden voyage to Southampton. During the voyage, the ship takes the Blue Riband away from the RMSQueen Mary.
- July 7 » The ocean liner SSUnited States passes Bishop Rock on her maiden voyage, breaking the transatlantic speed record to become the fastest passenger ship in the world.
- December 20 » A United States Air Force C-124 crashes and burns in Moses Lake, Washington killing 87.
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- 1964 » Hugo Koblet, Swiss cyclist (b. 1925)
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