Olson's Tree » Otto Preston "Preston" Burk (1896-1975)
Personal data Otto Preston "Preston" Burk
Source 1- He was born on January 13, 1896 in Webbers Falls, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, USA.
- He died on January 16, 1975 in La Canada Flintridge, Los Angeles, California, USA, he was 79 years old.
- A child of Dr. Decatur Harvey "D. H." Burk and Fannie Morgan Rogers
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Birthday January 13, 1896
- The temperature on January 13, 1896 was about 3.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- April 6 » In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman emperor Theodosius I.
- May 27 » The F4-strength St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado hits in St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, killing at least 255 people and causing over $10-million in damage.
- June 15 » The deadliest tsunami in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.
- July 28 » The city of Miami, Florida is incorporated.
- December 30 » Canadian ice hockey player Ernie McLea scores the first hat-trick in Stanley Cup play, and the Cup-winning goal as the Montreal Victorias defeat the Winnipeg Victorias 6–5.
Day of death January 16, 1975
- The temperature on January 16, 1975 was between 7.3 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 9.6 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 7.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1975: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.6 million citizens.
- February 28 » In London, an underground train fails to stop at Moorgate terminus station and crashes into the end of the tunnel, killing 43 people.
- March 6 » Algiers Accord: Iran and Iraq announce a settlement of their border dispute.
- April 30 » Fall of Saigon: Communist forces gain control of Saigon. The Vietnam War formally ends with the unconditional surrender of South Vietnamese president Dương Văn Minh.
- June 12 » India, Judge Jagmohanlal Sinha of the city of Allahabad ruled that India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had used corrupt practices to win her seat in the Indian Parliament, and that she should be banned from holding any public office. Mrs. Gandhi sent word that she refused to resign.
- July 31 » The Troubles: Three members of a popular cabaret band and two gunmen are killed during a botched paramilitary attack in Northern Ireland.
- September 8 » Gays in the military: US Air Force Tech Sergeant Leonard Matlovich, a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, appears in his Air Force uniform on the cover of Time magazine with the headline "I Am A Homosexual". He is given a general discharge, later upgraded to honorable.
Same birth/death day
- 1892 » Ermanno Aebi, Italian-Swiss footballer († 1976)
- 1893 » Chaim Soutine, Belarusian-French painter († 1943)
- 1893 » Charles Arnison, English lieutenant and pilot († 1974)
- 1893 » Clark Ashton Smith, American poet, sculptor, painter, and author († 1961)
- 1893 » Roy Cazaly, Australian footballer and coach († 1963)
- 1900 » Shimizugawa Motokichi, Japanese sumo wrestler († 1967)
- 1971 » Philippe Thys, Belgian cyclist (b. 1890)
- 1972 » Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor, created Alvin and the Chipmunks (b. 1919)
- 1972 » Teller Ammons, American soldier and politician, 28th Governor of Colorado (b. 1895)
- 1973 » Edgar Sampson, American musician and composer (b. 1907)
- 1975 » Israel Abramofsky, Russian-American painter (b. 1888)
- 1978 » A. V. Kulasingham, Sri Lankan journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1890)
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