Gall/Genseal Family Tree » Laura Belle Lunning (1876-1931)

Day of marriage August 21, 1895

• The temperature on August 21, 1895 was about 21.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. 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 1895: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • May 25 » Playwright, poet and novelist Oscar Wilde is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison.
  • May 25 » The Republic of Formosa is formed, with Tang Jingsong as its president.
  • September 3 » John Brallier becomes the first openly professional American football player, when he was paid US$10 by David Berry, to play for the Latrobe Athletic Association in a 12-0 win over the Jeanette Athletic Association.
  • November 8 » While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray.
  • November 27 » At the Swedish–Norwegian Club in Paris, Alfred Nobel signs his last will and testament, setting aside his estate to establish the Nobel Prize after he dies.
  • November 28 » The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours.

Day of death March 15, 1931

• The temperature on March 15, 1931 was between -1.2 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 2.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1931: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
  • March 5 » The British Raj: Gandhi–Irwin Pact is signed.
  • March 11 » Ready for Labour and Defence of the USSR, abbreviated as GTO, is introduced in the Soviet Union.
  • March 19 » Gambling is legalized in Nevada.
  • March 26 » Swissair is founded as the national airline of Switzerland.
  • May 1 » The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City.
  • September 30 » Start of "Die Voortrekkers" youth movement for Afrikaners in Bloemfontein, South Africa.

Day of burial March 17, 1931

• The temperature on March 17, 1931 was between -1.4 °C and 7.5 °C and averaged 2.5 °C. There was 9.0 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1931: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
  • February 20 » The U.S. Congress approves the construction of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge by the state of California.
  • March 14 » Alam Ara, India's first talking film, is released.
  • May 29 » Michele Schirru, a citizen of the United States, is executed by Italian military firing squad for intent to kill Benito Mussolini.
  • June 23 » Wiley Post and Harold Gatty take off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island in an attempt to circumnavigate the world in a single-engine plane.
  • October 1 » Clara Campoamor persuades the Constituent Cortes to enfranchise women in Spain's new constitution.
  • December 5 » Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow was destroyed on orders from Joseph Stalin.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1921 » Talaat Pasha, Ottoman politician, 281st Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1874)
• 1927 » Hector Rason, English-Australian politician, 7th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1858)
• 1933 » Gustavo Jiménez, Peruvian colonel and politician, 73rd President of Peru (b. 1886)
• 1937 » H. P. Lovecraft, American short story writer, editor, and novelist (b. 1890)
• 1938 » Nikolai Bukharin, Russian journalist and politician (b. 1888)
• 1939 » Luis Barceló, Spanish colonel (b. 1896)