Steve's Genes and Family » Mary Frances "Donny" Rooney (1861-1927)

Christening day November 4, 1861

• The temperature on November 4, 1861 was about 7.4 °C. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
• From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
• In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • January 9 » Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union before the outbreak of the American Civil War.
  • February 13 » Italian unification: The Siege of Gaeta ends with the capitulation of the defending fortress, effectively bringing an end of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
  • May 13 » American Civil War: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom issues a "proclamation of neutrality" which recognizes the Confederacy as having belligerent rights.
  • June 3 » American Civil War: Battle of Philippi (also called the Philippi Races): Union forces rout Confederate troops in Barbour County, Virginia, now West Virginia.
  • August 6 » Britain imposes the Lagos Treaty of Cession to suppress slavery in what is now Nigeria.
  • November 7 » The first Melbourne Cup horse race is held in Melbourne, Australia.

Day of marriage November 23, 1887

• The temperature on November 23, 1887 was about 1.8 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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 year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • January 20 » The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.
  • February 8 » The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments.
  • May 9 » Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London.
  • June 18 » The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
  • June 23 » The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
  • November 13 » Bloody Sunday clashes in central London.

Day of death August 20, 1927

• The temperature on August 20, 1927 was between 12.4 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 11.8 mm of rain. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (15%). 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1927: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.5 million citizens.
  • January 7 » The first transatlantic telephone service is established from New York City to London.
  • April 12 » Shanghai massacre of 1927: Chiang Kai-shek orders the Chinese Communist Party members executed in Shanghai, ending the First United Front.
  • May 9 » Old Parliament House, Canberra officially opens.
  • August 7 » The Peace Bridge opens between Fort Erie, Ontario and Buffalo, New York.
  • October 6 » Opening of The Jazz Singer, the first prominent "talkie" movie.
  • December 17 » Indian revolutionary Rajendra Lahiri is hanged in Gonda jail, Uttar Pradesh, India, two days before the scheduled date.

Day of burial August 22, 1927

• The temperature on August 22, 1927 was between 13.8 °C and 20.5 °C and averaged 16.5 °C. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1927: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.5 million citizens.
  • February 23 » U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill by Congress establishing the Federal Radio Commission (later replaced by the Federal Communications Commission) which was to regulate the use of radio frequencies in the United States.
  • April 27 » Carabineros de Chile (Chilean national police force and gendarmerie) are created.
  • April 30 » The Federal Industrial Institute for Women opens in Alderson, West Virginia, as the first women's federal prison in the United States.
  • May 1 » The Union Labor Life Insurance Company is founded by the American Federation of Labor.
  • May 18 » After being founded for 20 years, the Government of the Republic of China approves Tongji University to be among the first national universities of the Republic of China.
  • December 2 » Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A as its new automobile.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1915 » Paul Ehrlich, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1854)
• 1917 » Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1835)
• 1919 » Greg MacGregor, Scottish cricketer and rugby player (b. 1869)
• 1930 » Charles Bannerman, Australian cricketer and umpire (b. 1851)
• 1936 » Edward Weston, English-American chemist (b. 1850)
• 1939 » Agnes Giberne, Indian-English astronomer and author (b. 1845)