Pop Oswald Tree » May Elfreda BRIERCLIFFE (1896-1972)
Personal data May Elfreda BRIERCLIFFE
Sources 1, 2, 3, 4- She was born on July 3, 1896 in R.M. of Springfield, Manitoba, Canada.Sources 1, 2, 3
- She died on March 2, 1972 in Winnipeg, Winnipeg City, Manitoba, Canada, she was 75 years old.Sources 2, 3
- She is buried in Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.Sources 2, 3
- A child of Greenwood BRIERCLIFFE and Elizabeth DYSON
Household of May Elfreda BRIERCLIFFE
She is married to Reginald Frederick DAWKINS.
They got married on August 15, 1921 at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, she was 25 years old.Source 4
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Sources
- Web: Manitoba, Canada, Birth Index, 1870-1917, Ancestry.com, Manitoba Consumer and Corporate Affairs; Manitoba, Canada / Ancestry.com
- Web: Canada, GenWeb Cemetery Index, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Web: Manitoba, Marriage Index, 1881-1937, Ancestry.com, Manitoba Consumer and Corporate Affairs; Manitoba, Canada / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday July 3, 1896
- The temperature on July 3, 1896 was about 16.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 1 » La bohème premieres in Turin at the Teatro Regio (Turin), conducted by the young Arturo Toscanini.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- April 6 » In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman emperor Theodosius I.
- April 15 » Closing ceremony of the Games of the I Olympiad in Athens, Greece.
- November 17 » The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, which later became the first ice hockey league to openly trade and hire players, began play at Pittsburgh's Schenley Park Casino.
- November 27 » Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss is first performed.
Day of marriage August 15, 1921
- The temperature on August 15, 1921 was between 8.5 °C and 16.5 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 3.8 mm of rain. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1921: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
- February 21 » Rezā Shāh takes control of Tehran during a successful coup.
- February 27 » The International Working Union of Socialist Parties is founded in Vienna.
- May 8 » The creation of the Communist Party of Romania.
- July 11 » Former president of the United States William Howard Taft is sworn in as 10th chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming the only person ever to hold both offices.
- October 29 » United States: Second trial of Sacco and Vanzetti in Boston, Massachusetts.
- November 11 » The Tomb of the Unknowns is dedicated by US President Warren G. Harding at Arlington National Cemetery.
Day of death March 2, 1972
- The temperature on March 2, 1972 was between 2.7 °C and 7.6 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1972: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.3 million citizens.
- January 4 » Rose Heilbron becomes the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London, UK.
- January 13 » Prime Minister Kofi Abrefa Busia and President Edward Akufo-Addo of Ghana are ousted in a bloodless military coup by Colonel Ignatius Kutu Acheampong.
- June 15 » Red Army Faction co-founder Ulrike Meinhof is captured by police in Langenhagen.
- July 1 » The first Gay pride march in England takes place.
- July 23 » The United States launches Landsat 1, the first Earth-resources satellite.
- September 1 » In Reykjavík, Iceland, American Bobby Fischer beats Russian Boris Spassky to become the world chess champion.
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