Olson's Tree » Millard Leroy Smith (1886-1978)

Personal data Millard Leroy Smith 

Source 1
  • He was born on October 29, 1886 in Medina, Medina County, Ohio, United States of America.Source 1
  • He died on May 24, 1978 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America, he was 91 years old.Source 1
  • He is buried in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America.Source 1

Household of Millard Leroy Smith

He has/had a relationship with Adelaide Pearl Frost.

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Sources

  1. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

Historical events

Birthday October 29, 1886

  • The temperature on October 29, 1886 was about 14.0 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1886: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 29 » Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile.
    • March 1 » The Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore is founded by Bishop William Oldham.
    • March 29 » John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta.
    • May 8 » Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine.
    • July 3 » Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile.
    • November 30 » The Folies Bergère stages its first revue.

Day of death May 24, 1978

  • The temperature on May 24, 1978 was between 9.0 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 1978: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.9 million citizens.
    • May 1 » Japan's Naomi Uemura, travelling by dog sled, becomes the first person to reach the North Pole alone.
    • July 1 » The Northern Territory in Australia is granted self-government.
    • August 13 » One hundred fifty Palestinians in Beirut are killed in a terrorist attack during the second phase of the Lebanese Civil War.
    • September 16 » The 7.4 Mw  Tabas earthquake affects the city of Tabas, Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 15,000 people were killed.
    • November 23 » The Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975 goes into effect, realigning many of Europe's longwave and mediumwave broadcasting frequencies.
    • November 27 » The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is founded in the city of Riha (Urfa) in Turkey.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

  • 1879 » Alva B. Adams, American lawyer and politician († 1941)
  • 1880 » Abram Ioffe, Russian physicist and academic († 1960)
  • 1881 » John DeWitt, American football player and hammer thrower († 1930)
  • 1882 » Jean Giraudoux, French author and playwright († 1944)
  • 1883 » Victor Hochepied, French swimmer and water polo player († 1966)
  • 1891 » Fanny Brice, American actress and singer († 1951)

Source: Wikipedia


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