Schaeffer-Massung Family Tree » Richard William COVEL Jr (1891-1959)

Personal data Richard William COVEL Jr 

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Household of Richard William COVEL Jr

He is married to Margaret Margarite LEIGHTON.

They got married on May 2, 1936 at Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA, he was 44 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Joann Rebecca COVEL  1937-2004 
  2. (Not public)
  3. David Richard COVEL  1947-2011

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Richard William COVEL

Richard William COVEL
1891-1959

1936

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Sources

  1. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree / Ancestry.com
  2. Beta: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1940-1955, Ancestry.com, The Gazette; Publication Date: 7 Apr 2004; Publication Place: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/549601135/?article=cabf7459-5d7d-42cd-a77d-970629a9f260&focus=0.5062843,0.14799881,0.6532452,0.5167191&xid=335 / Ancestry.com
  3. 1950 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Rock Falls, Whitesid / Ancestry.com

Historical events

  • The temperature on July 4, 1891 was about 17.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 15 » Allmänna Idrottsklubben (AIK) (Swedish Sports Club) is founded.
    • May 5 » The Music Hall in New York City (later known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor.
    • May 20 » History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.
    • July 26 » France annexes Tahiti.
    • August 24 » Thomas Edison patents the motion picture camera.
    • October 28 » The Mino–Owari earthquake is the largest inland earthquake in Japan's history.
  • The temperature on May 2, 1936 was between 6.2 °C and 13.9 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
    • February 29 » February 26 Incident in Tokyo ends.
    • March 16 » Warmer-than-normal temperatures rapidly melt snow and ice on the upper Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, leading to a major flood in Pittsburgh.
    • July 21 » Spanish Civil War: The Central Committee of Antifascist Militias of Catalonia is constituted, establishing an anarcho-syndicalist economy in Catalonia.
    • August 24 » The Australian Antarctic Territory is created.
    • November 3 » Franklin D. Roosevelt is re-elected President of the United States.
    • November 8 » Spanish Civil War: Francoist troops fail in their effort to capture Madrid, but begin the 3-year Siege of Madrid afterwards.
  • The temperature on February 17, 1959 was between 1.6 °C and 4.5 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • 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 year 1959: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
    • February 19 » The United Kingdom grants Cyprus independence, which is formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960.
    • March 28 » The State Council of the People's Republic of China dissolves the government of Tibet.
    • September 12 » Bonanza premieres, the first regularly scheduled TV program presented in color.
    • September 16 » The first successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, is introduced in a demonstration on live television from New York City.
    • September 27 » Typhoon Vera kills nearly 5,000 people in Japan.
    • December 1 » Cold War: Opening date for signature of the Antarctic Treaty, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and bans military activity on the continent.


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Source: Wikipedia

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  • 1895 » Irving Caesar, American songwriter and composer († 1996)
  • 1896 » Mao Dun, Chinese journalist, author, and critic († 1981)
  • 1897 » Alluri Sitarama Raju, Indian activist († 1924)
  • 1898 » Pilar Barbosa, Puerto Rican-American historian and activist († 1997)

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