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Personal data George Dunton Widener 

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  • He was born on March 11, 1889 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • He died on December 8, 1971 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, he was 82 years old.

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Historical events

Birthday March 11, 1889

  • The temperature on March 11, 1889 was about 1.7 °C. There was 13 mm of rain. The air pressure was 28 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. 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 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 8 » Herman Hollerith is issued US patent #395,791 for the 'Art of Applying Statistics' — his punched card calculator.
    • January 22 » Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C.
    • May 2 » Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.
    • June 6 » The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
    • July 11 » Tijuana, Mexico, is founded.
    • November 2 » North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states.

Day of death December 8, 1971

  • The temperature on December 8, 1971 was between 1.1 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (27%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1971: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.1 million citizens.
    • January 21 » The current Emley Moor transmitting station, the tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, begins transmitting UHF broadcasts.
    • February 21 » The Convention on Psychotropic Substances is signed at Vienna.
    • March 8 » The Fight of the Century between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali commences. Frazier wins in 15 rounds via unanimous decision.
    • March 29 » My Lai Massacre: Lieutenant William Calley is convicted of premeditated murder and sentenced to life in prison.
    • September 4 » Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 crashes near Juneau, Alaska, killing all 111 people on board.
    • November 27 » The Soviet space program's Mars 2 orbiter releases a descent module. It malfunctions and crashes, but it is the first man-made object to reach the surface of Mars.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

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  • 1885 » Malcolm Campbell, English race car driver and journalist († 1948)
  • 1887 » Kâzım Orbay, Turkish general and politician († 1964)
  • 1887 » Raoul Walsh, American actor and director († 1980)
  • 1890 » Vannevar Bush, American engineer and academic († 1974)
  • 1893 » Wanda Gág, American author and illustrator († 1946)

Source: Wikipedia


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