She was born in the year 1862 in Sydling, St Nicholas, Dorset, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain &, Northern Ireland.Sources 1, 3
She was baptized on May 14, 1863 in Sydling, St Nicholas, Dorset, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain &, Northern Ireland.Source 4
She died on October 3, 1939 in Bedford House, Bridport, Dorset, England, The United Kingdom of Great Britain &, Ireland, she was 77 years old.Sources 1, 2, 3
She is buried on October 6, 1939 in Sydling, St Nicholas, Dorset, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain &, Northern Ireland.Source 3
The temperature on May 14, 1863 was about 16.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 44%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
January 11 » American Civil War: Battle of Arkansas Post: General John McClernand and Admiral David Dixon Porter capture the Arkansas River for the Union.
April 2 » American Civil War: The largest in a series of Southern bread riots occurs in Richmond, Virginia.
June 14 » Second Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson during the American Civil War.
September 6 » American Civil War: Confederate forces evacuate Battery Wagner and Morris Island in South Carolina.
November 27 » American Civil War: Battle of Mine Run: Union forces under General George Meade take up positions against troops led by Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
November 29 » American Civil War: Battle of Fort Sanders: Union forces under Ambrose Burnside successfully defend Knoxville, Tennessee from Confederate forces under James Longstreet.
Day of death October 3, 1939
The temperature on October 3, 1939 was between 5.1 °C and 14.3 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
February 28 » The erroneous word "dord" is discovered in the Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, prompting an investigation.
March 1 » An Imperial Japanese Army ammunition dump explodes at Hirakata, Osaka, Japan, killing 94.
April 10 » Alcoholics Anonymous, A.A.'s "Big Book", is first published.
June 1 » First flight of the German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter aircraft.
October 6 » World War II: The Battle of Kock is the final combat of the September Campaign in Poland.
December 27 » The 7.8 Mw Erzincan earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 32,700 people were killed.
Day of burial October 6, 1939
The temperature on October 6, 1939 was between 8.0 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 11.4 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
February 27 » United States labor law: The U.S. Supreme Court rules in NLRB v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp. that the National Labor Relations Board has no authority to force an employer to rehire workers who engage in sit-down strikes.
March 15 » Carpatho-Ukraine declares itself an independent republic, but is annexed by Hungary the next day.
May 22 » World War II: Germany and Italy sign the Pact of Steel.
September 6 » World War II: Britain suffers its first fighter pilot casualty of the Second World War at the Battle of Barking Creek as a result of friendly fire.
September 6 » World War II: South Africa declares war on Nazi Germany.
November 30 » Winter War: Soviet forces cross the Finnish border in several places and bomb Helsinki and several other Finnish cities, starting the war.
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