Family tree Corbey » Jean Paul Francois Marie "Paul" Corbey (1863-1923)

Christening day April 8, 1863

• The temperature on April 8, 1863 was about 7.2 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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.
• In the year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • April 16 » American Civil War: During the Vicksburg Campaign, gunboats commanded by acting Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter run downriver past Confederate artillery batteries at Vicksburg.
  • April 30 » A 65-man French Foreign Legion infantry patrol fights a force of nearly 2,000 Mexican soldiers to nearly the last man in Hacienda Camarón, Mexico.
  • July 1 » American Civil War: The Battle of Gettysburg begins.
  • July 13 » New York City draft riots: In New York City, opponents of conscription begin three days of rioting which will be later regarded as the worst in United States history.
  • August 15 » The Anglo-Satsuma War begins between the Satsuma Domain of Japan and the United Kingdom (Traditional Japanese date: July 2, 1863).
  • September 6 » American Civil War: Confederate forces evacuate Battery Wagner and Morris Island in South Carolina.

Day of marriage September 24, 1912

• The temperature on September 24, 1912 was between 4.4 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 9.3 °C. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • February 25 » Marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
  • June 4 » Massachusetts becomes the first state of the United States to set a minimum wage.
  • July 8 » Henrique Mitchell de Paiva Couceiro leads an unsuccessful royalist attack against the First Portuguese Republic in Chaves.
  • September 4 » Albanian rebels succeed in their revolt when the Ottoman Empire agrees to fulfill their demands
  • November 12 » The frozen bodies of Robert Scott and his men are found on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
  • December 16 » First Balkan War: The Royal Hellenic Navy defeats the Ottoman Navy at the Battle of Elli.

Day of death October 25, 1923

• The temperature on October 25, 1923 was between 9.0 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
  • February 16 » Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
  • March 20 » The Arts Club of Chicago hosts the opening of Pablo Picasso's first United States showing, entitled Original Drawings by Pablo Picasso, becoming an early proponent of modern art in the United States.
  • September 26 » The German government accepts the occupation of the Ruhr.
  • October 16 » The Walt Disney Company is founded.
  • October 31 » The first of 160 consecutive days of 100° Fahrenheit at Marble Bar, Western Australia.
  • November 11 » Adolf Hitler was arrested in Munich for high treason for his role in the Beer Hall Putsch.

Day of burial October 29, 1923

• The temperature on October 29, 1923 was between 6.1 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (54%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
  • January 1 » Britain's Railways are grouped into the Big Four: LNER, GWR, SR, and LMS.
  • March 3 » TIME magazine is published for the first time.
  • April 26 » The Duke of York weds Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey.
  • August 18 » First British Track and Field championships for women, London.
  • October 13 » Ankara becomes the capital of Turkey.
  • December 21 » United Kingdom and Nepal formally signed an agreement of friendship, called the Nepal–Britain Treaty of 1923, which superseded the Treaty of Sugauli signed in 1816.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1916 » William Merritt Chase, American painter and educator (b. 1849)
• 1919 » William Kidston, Scottish-Australian politician, 17th Premier of Queensland (b. 1849)
• 1920 » Alexander of Greece (b. 1893)
• 1920 » Terence MacSwiney, Irish playwright and politician, Lord Mayor of Cork (b. 1879)
• 1921 » Bat Masterson, American lawman, buffalo hunter, and sport writer (b. 1853)
• 1924 » Ziya Gökalp, Turkish sociologist, poet, and activist (b. 1876)