Family tree Smit, Zimmermann » Lester Brokaw (1888-1942)

Personal data Lester Brokaw 

  • He was born on August 2, 1888 in Fairview, Fulton, Illinois, United States.
  • He died on January 5, 1942 in Fairview, Fulton, Illinois, United States, he was 53 years old.
  • He is buried in Fairview, Fulton, Illinois.
  • A child of John Piersol Brokaw and Emma Spiss
  • This information was last updated on March 27, 2017.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Lester Brokaw

Simon Schenck Brokaw
1836-1925
Louisa Catherine Beam
1838-1925
Emma Spiss
1864-1919

Lester Brokaw
1888-1942


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Birthday August 2, 1888

  • The temperature on August 2, 1888 was about 16.0 °C. The air pressure was 9 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • 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 year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 23 » In England, The Football League, the world's oldest professional association football league, meets for the first time.
    • May 12 » In Southeast Asia, the North Borneo Chartered Company's territories become the British protectorate of North Borneo.
    • May 13 » With the passage of the Lei Áurea ("Golden Law"), Empire of Brazil abolishes slavery.
    • August 5 » Bertha Benz drives from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back in the first long distance automobile trip, commemorated as the Bertha Benz Memorial Route since 2008.
    • August 31 » Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims.
    • October 30 » The Rudd Concession is granted by Matabeleland to agents of Cecil Rhodes.

Day of death January 5, 1942

  • The temperature on January 5, 1942 was between -1.2 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 3.3 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
    • January 23 » World War II: The Battle of Rabaul commences Japan's invasion of Australia's Territory of New Guinea.
    • February 1 » World War II: U.S. Navy conducts Marshalls-Gilberts raids, the first offensive action by the United States against Japanese forces in the Pacific Theater.
    • July 25 » The Norwegian Manifesto calls for nonviolent resistance to the German occupation.
    • August 30 » World War II: The Battle of Alam el Halfa begins.
    • September 7 » World War II: Japanese marines are forced to withdraw during the Battle of Milne Bay.
    • October 3 » A German V-2 rocket reaches a record 85 km (46 nm) in altitude.


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