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Personal data William Jay Schieffelin 

  • Alternative name: William Jay Schieffelin (maiden name, name before first marriage)
  • He was born on April 14, 1866 in New York City, New York, United States.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1880: New York, New York, New York, United States.
    • in the year 1900: ED 783 Borough of Manhattan, Election District 13 New York City Ward 29, New York County, New York, United States.
    • in the year 1905: Manhattan, A.D. 29, E.D. 13, New York, New York.
    • in the year 1905: Manhattan, New York, New York.
    • in the year 1920: Manhattan Assembly District 15, New York, New York, United States.
  • He died on April 29, 1955 in New York City, New York, United States, he was 89 years old.
  • This information was last updated on November 24, 2017.

Household of William Jay Schieffelin

He had a relationship with Maria Louisa Shepard.


Child(ren):

  3. Mary Jay Schieffelin  1896-1975 
  9. Henry Schieffelin  1908-1984

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Birthday April 14, 1866

  • The temperature on April 14, 1866 was about 12.1 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. 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 Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • In the year 1866: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 21 » Lucy Hobbs Taylor becomes the first American woman to graduate from dental school.
    • May 5 » Memorial Day first celebrated in United States at Waterloo, New York.
    • May 16 » The United States Congress establishes the nickel.
    • June 3 » The Fenians are driven out of Fort Erie, Ontario back into the United States.
    • July 3 » Austro-Prussian War is decided at the Battle of Königgrätz, resulting in Prussia taking over as the prominent German nation from Austria.
    • August 17 » The Grand Duchy of Baden announces her withdrawal from the German Confederation and signs a treaty of peace and alliance with Prussia.

Day of death April 29, 1955

  • The temperature on April 29, 1955 was between 5.0 °C and 26.0 °C and averaged 17.2 °C. There was 13.1 hours of sunshine (89%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
    • April 1 » The EOKA rebellion against the British Empire begins in Cyprus, with the goal of unifying with Greece.
    • May 25 » First ascent of Mount Kangchenjunga: A British expedition led by Charles Evans, Joe Brown and George Band reaches the summit of the third-highest mountain in the world (8,586 meters); Norman Hardie and Tony Streather join them the following day.
    • July 17 » Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California.
    • July 27 » The Austrian State Treaty restores Austrian sovereignty.
    • September 16 » A Zulu-class submarine becomes the first to launch a ballistic missile.
    • November 15 » The first part of Saint Petersburg Metro is opened.


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