RanHam Tree » John Alfred Wilson (1858-1948)
Personal data John Alfred Wilson
Source 1- He was born on October 12, 1858 in Cuba, Fulton, Illinois, Verenigde Staten.
- He died on November 24, 1948 in Denver, Arapahoe, CO, he was 90 years old.
- A child of William H Wilson and Margaret Laswell
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Birthday October 12, 1858
- The temperature on October 12, 1858 was about 13.7 °C. The air pressure was 9 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 1, 1856 to March 18, 1858 the cabinet Van der Brugghen, with Mr. J.L.L. van der Brugghen (protestant) as prime minister.
- From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
- In the year 1858: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- January 25 » The Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn is played at the marriage of Queen Victoria's daughter, Victoria, and Friedrich of Prussia, and becomes a popular wedding processional.
- February 11 » Bernadette Soubirous's first vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lourdes, France.
- May 15 » Opening of the present Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London.
- July 1 » Joint reading of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace's papers on evolution to the Linnean Society of London.
- August 5 » Cyrus West Field and others complete the first transatlantic telegraph cable after several unsuccessful attempts. It will operate for less than a month.
- August 7 » The first Australian rules football match is played between Melbourne Grammar and Scotch College.
Day of death November 24, 1948
- The temperature on November 24, 1948 was between -0.4 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 3.6 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till September 4, 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
- In the year 1948: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.7 million citizens.
- February 21 » NASCAR is incorporated.
- April 7 » The World Health Organization is established by the United Nations.
- May 14 » Israel is declared to be an independent state and a provisional government is established. Immediately after the declaration, Israel is attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
- September 13 » Margaret Chase Smith is elected United States senator, and becomes the first woman to serve in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate.
- December 14 » Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann are granted a patent for their cathode-ray tube amusement device, the earliest known interactive electronic game.
- December 26 » Cardinal József Mindszenty is arrested in Hungary and accused of treason and conspiracy.
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- 1855 » Arthur Nikisch, Hungarian conductor and academic († 1922)
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- 1864 » Kamini Roy, British India's first female graduate, Bengali poet, social activist, and feminist writer († 1933)
- 1865 » Arthur Harden, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1940)
- 1866 » Ramsay MacDonald, Scottish journalist and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1937)
- 1868 » August Horch, German engineer and businessman, founded Audi († 1951)
- 1943 » Doris Miller, American soldier and chef, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1919)
- 1948 » Anna Jarvis, American founder of Mother's Day (b. 1864)
- 1954 » Mamie Dillard, African American educator, clubwoman and suffragist (b. 1874)
- 1956 » Guido Cantelli, Italian conductor (b. 1920)
- 1957 » Diego Rivera, Mexican painter and sculptor (b. 1886)
- 1958 » Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1864)
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Randy James Hammock, "RanHam Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/ranham-tree/P1959.php : accessed October 10, 2026), "John Alfred Wilson (1858-1948)".