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Personal data William Gordon Means 

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Household of William Gordon Means

He is married to Constance Lodge Gardner.

They got married on March 23, 1924 at Washington, District of Columbia, Verenigde Staten, he was 39 years old.

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Historical events

Birthday April 20, 1884

  • The temperature on April 20, 1884 was about 3.8 °C. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%. 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 1884: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 4 » The Fabian Society is founded in London, United Kingdom.
    • February 1 » The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary is published.
    • May 31 » The arrival at Plymouth of Tāwhiao, King of Maoris, to claim the protection of Queen Victoria.
    • July 3 » Dow Jones & Company publishes its first stock average.
    • October 6 » The Naval War College of the United States is founded in Rhode Island.
    • December 10 » Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published.

Day of death March 3, 1963

  • The temperature on March 3, 1963 was between -6.0 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged -0.5 °C. There was 8.9 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1963: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.9 million citizens.
    • June 10 » The Equal Pay Act of 1963, aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex, was signed into law by John F. Kennedy as part of his New Frontier Program.
    • June 30 » Ciaculli bombing: a car bomb, intended for Mafia boss Salvatore Greco, kills seven police officers and military personnel near Palermo.
    • August 18 » Civil rights movement: James Meredith becomes the first African American to graduate from the University of Mississippi.
    • August 31 » Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah) achieves self governance.
    • October 12 » After nearly 23 years of imprisonment, Reverend Walter Ciszek, a Jesuit missionary, was released from the Soviet Union.
    • November 29 » "I Want to Hold Your Hand", recorded on October 17, 1963, is released by the Beatles in the United Kingdom.


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