Olson's Tree » Robert Grant (1852-1940)
Personal data Robert Grant
Source 1- He was born on January 24, 1852 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- He died on May 19, 1940 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, he was 88 years old.
- A child of Patrick Grant and Charlotte Boardman Rice
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Birthday January 24, 1852
- The temperature on January 24, 1852 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: regen. Special wheather fenomena: storm(achtig). Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In The Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1852: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- January 17 » The United Kingdom signs the Sand River Convention with the South African Republic.
- February 14 » Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children, the first hospital in England to provide in-patient beds specifically for children, is founded in London.
- August 20 » Steamboat Atlantic sank on Lake Erie after a collision, with the loss of at least 150 lives.
- September 11 » Outbreak of Revolution of September 11 resulting in the State of Buenos Aires declaring independence as a Republic.
- September 19 » Annibale de Gasparis discovers the asteroid Massalia from the north dome of the Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte.
- November 16 » The English astronomer John Russell Hind discovers the asteroid 22 Kalliope.
Day of death May 19, 1940
- The temperature on May 19, 1940 was between 5.8 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 14.4 hours of sunshine (91%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
- January 19 » You Nazty Spy!, the first Hollywood film of any kind to satirize Adolf Hitler and the Nazis premieres, starring The Three Stooges, with Moe Howard as the character "Moe Hailstone" satirizing Hitler.
- May 15 » Richard and Maurice McDonald open the first McDonald's restaurant.
- May 26 » World War II: Operation Dynamo: In northern France, Allied forces begin a massive evacuation from Dunkirk, France.
- November 2 » World War II: First day of Battle of Elaia–Kalamas between the Greeks and the Italians.
- November 10 » The 1940 Vrancea earthquake strikes Romania killing an estimated 1,000 and injuring approximately 4,000 more.
- November 20 » World War II: Hungary becomes a signatory of the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers.
Same birth/death day
- 1843 » Josip Stadler, Croatian archbishop († 1918)
- 1848 » Vasily Surikov, Russian painter († 1916)
- 1850 » Hermann Ebbinghaus, German psychologist († 1909)
- 1853 » Sigbert Josef Maria Ganser, German psychiatrist († 1931)
- 1856 » Friedrich Grünanger, Transylvanian Hungarian-German architect († 1929)
- 1858 » Constance Naden, English poet and philosopher († 1889)
- 1935 » T. E. Lawrence, British colonel and archaeologist (b. 1888)
- 1936 » Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall, British Islamic scholar (b. 1875)
- 1939 » Ahmet Ağaoğlu, Azerbaijani-Turkish journalist and publicist (b. 1869)
- 1943 » Kristjan Raud, Estonian painter and illustrator (b. 1865)
- 1945 » Philipp Bouhler, German soldier and politician (b. 1889)
- 1946 » Booth Tarkington, American novelist and dramatist (b. 1869)
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Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P25445.php : accessed January 5, 2026), "Robert Grant (1852-1940)".