Olson's Tree » Matthew McClung Gardner Jr. (1902-1975)
Personal data Matthew McClung Gardner Jr.
Source 1- He was born on December 30, 1902 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.
- He died on May 28, 1975 in Hartford, Connecticut, he was 72 years old.
- A child of Matthew McClung Gardner and Saidee Polk Gardner Grant
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Birthday December 30, 1902
- The temperature on December 30, 1902 was between 0.5 °C and 4.4 °C and averaged 2.4 °C. 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1902: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
- January 28 » The Carnegie Institution of Washington is founded in Washington, D.C. with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie.
- March 18 » Macario Sakay issues Presidential Order No. 1 of his Tagalog Republic.
- April 2 » "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles.
- April 20 » Pierre and Marie Curie refine radium chloride.
- May 8 » In Martinique, Mount Pelée erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast.
- November 21 » The Philadelphia Football Athletics defeated the Kanaweola Athletic Club of Elmira, New York, 39–0, in the first ever professional American football night game.
Day of death May 28, 1975
- The temperature on May 28, 1975 was between 9.4 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 13.4 hours of sunshine (82%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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.
- January 30 » The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is established as the first United States National Marine Sanctuary.
- February 9 » The Soyuz 17 Soviet spacecraft returns to Earth.
- April 9 » The first game of the Philippine Basketball Association, the second oldest professional basketball league in the world.
- April 25 » As North Vietnamese forces close in on the South Vietnamese capital Saigon, the Australian Embassy is closed and evacuated, almost ten years to the day since the first Australian troop commitment to South Vietnam.
- June 25 » Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declares a state of internal emergency in India.
- June 29 » Steve Wozniak tested his first prototype of Apple I computer.
Same birth/death day
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- 1904 » Dmitry Kabalevsky, Russian composer and academic († 1987)
- 1905 » Daniil Kharms, Russian poet, author, and playwright († 1942)
- 1906 » Alziro Bergonzo, Italian architect and painter († 1997)
- 1906 » Carol Reed, English director and producer († 1976)
- 1971 » Audie Murphy, American soldier and actor, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1925)
- 1972 » Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (b. 1894)
- 1975 » Ezzard Charles, American boxer (b. 1921)
- 1976 » Zainul Abedin, Bangladeshi painter and sculptor (b. 1914)
- 1980 » Rolf Nevanlinna, Finnish mathematician and academic (b. 1895)
- 1981 » Mary Lou Williams, American pianist and composer (b. 1910)
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Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P4406.php : accessed January 6, 2026), "Matthew McClung Gardner Jr. (1902-1975)".