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Ancestors (and descendant) of Whitney Willard Straight

William Collins Whitney
1841-1904
Flora Payne
1842-1893

Whitney Willard Straight
1912-1979


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    Historical events

    Birthday November 6, 1912

    • The temperature on November 6, 1912 was between -0.5 °C and 6.7 °C and averaged 2.5 °C. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
      • January 1 » The Republic of China is established.
      • January 6 » New Mexico is admitted to the Union as the 47th U.S. state.
      • March 5 » Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces are the first to use airships for military purposes, employing them for reconnaissance behind Turkish lines.
      • May 4 » Italy occupies the Greek island of Rhodes.
      • June 30 » The Regina Cyclone, Canada's deadliest tornado event, kills 28 people in Regina, Saskatchewan.
      • October 11 » First Balkan War: The day after the Battle of Sarantaporo, Greek troops liberate the city of Kozani.

    Day of death April 5, 1979

    • The temperature on April 5, 1979 was between 0.7 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged 3.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1979: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 14.0 million citizens.
      • April 10 » Red River Valley tornado outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas killing 42 people.
      • July 1 » Sony introduces the Walkman.
      • September 22 » A bright flash, resembling the detonation of a nuclear weapon, is observed near the Prince Edward Islands. Its cause is never determined.
      • November 3 » Greensboro massacre: Five members of the Communist Workers Party are shot dead and seven are wounded by a group of Klansmen and neo-Nazis during a "Death to the Klan" rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States.
      • November 16 » The first line of Bucharest Metro (Line M1) is opened from Timpuri Noi to Semănătoarea in Bucharest, Romania.
      • December 9 » The eradication of the smallpox virus is certified, making smallpox the first of only two diseases that have been driven to extinction (rinderpest in 2011 being the other).
    

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    • 1900 » Ida Lou Anderson, American orator and professor, pioneer in the field of radio broadcasting († 1941)
    • 1908 » Tony Canzoneri, American boxer († 1959)
    • 1921 » Geoff Rabone, New Zealand cricketer († 2006)
    • 1924 » Harry Threadgold, English footballer († 1996)
    • 1926 » Frank Carson, Northern Irish comedian and actor († 2012)
    • 1926 » Zig Ziglar, American soldier, businessman, and author († 2012)

    Source: Wikipedia


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