Olson's Tree » Gifford Alexander Cochran (1880-1930)
Personal data Gifford Alexander Cochran
Source 1- He was born on December 12, 1880 in Yonkers, Westchester County, New York, United States of America.
- He died on December 5, 1930 in Manhattan, New York, United States of America, he was 49 years old.
- A child of William Francis Cochran and Eva Smith
Household of Gifford Alexander Cochran
He is married to Mabel Heyward Taylor.
They got married on February 7, 1906 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, he was 25 years old.
Child(ren):
- Gifford Alexander Cochran 1906-1978
- Jean Cochran 1908-1997
- Drayton Cochran 1909-1987
Timeline Gifford Alexander Cochran
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Sources
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Historical events
Birthday December 12, 1880
- The temperature on December 12, 1880 was about 8.4 °C. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 68%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1880: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 27 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his incandescent lamp.
- May 11 » Seven people are killed in the Mussel Slough Tragedy, a gun battle in California.
- June 7 » War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, the assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), ends the Campaña del Desierto (Desert Campaign).
- June 28 » Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is captured at Glenrowan.
- July 27 » Second Anglo-Afghan War: Battle of Maiwand: Afghan forces led by Mohammad Ayub Khan defeat the British Army in battle near Maiwand, Afghanistan.
- November 11 » Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged at Melbourne Gaol.
Day of marriage February 7, 1906
- The temperature on February 7, 1906 was between -1.7 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 1.0 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
- April 7 » Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.
- April 7 » The Algeciras Conference gives France and Spain control over Morocco.
- September 1 » The International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys is established.
- September 7 » Alberto Santos-Dumont flies his 14-bis aircraft at Bagatelle, France for the first time successfully.
- September 24 » Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation.
- November 9 » Theodore Roosevelt is the first sitting President of the United States to make an official trip outside the country. He did so to inspect progress on the Panama Canal.
Day of death December 5, 1930
- The temperature on December 5, 1930 was between -4.8 °C and 3.6 °C and averaged -1.2 °C. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1930: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.8 million citizens.
- January 31 » 3M begins marketing Scotch Tape.
- February 10 » The Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng launches the failed Yên Bái mutiny in hope to overthrow French protectorate over Vietnam.
- March 31 » The Motion Picture Production Code is instituted, imposing strict guidelines on the treatment of sex, crime, religion and violence in film, in the U.S., for the next thirty-eight years.
- April 18 » The British Broadcasting Corporation announced that "there is no news" in their evening report.
- September 17 » The Kurdish Ararat rebellion is suppressed by the Turks.
- November 11 » Patent number US1781541 is awarded to Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd for their invention, the Einstein refrigerator.
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- 1889 » Robert Browning, English poet and playwright (b. 1812)
- 1889 » Viktor Bunyakovsky, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and theorist (b. 1804)
- 1893 » Edward G. Robinson, American actor († 1973)
- 1918 » Schalk Willem Burger, South African commander, lawyer, and politician, 6th President of the South African Republic (b. 1852)
- 1925 » Władysław Reymont, Polish novelist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)
- 1926 » Claude Monet, French painter (b. 1840)
- 1931 » Vachel Lindsay, American poet (b. 1879)
- 1940 » Jan Kubelík, Czech violinist and composer (b. 1880)
- 1941 » Amrita Sher-Gil, Hungarian-Pakistani painter (b. 1913)
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