Stewart/Humm Family Tree » Ellen Frances Wright (1932-2011)

Birthday August 18, 1932

• The temperature on August 18, 1932 was between 16.2 °C and 29.3 °C and averaged 22.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 11.1 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 1932: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
  • January 1 » The United States Post Office Department issues a set of 12 stamps commemorating the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth.
  • July 20 » In the Preußenschlag, German President Hindenburg places Prussia directly under the rule of the national government.
  • September 29 » Chaco War: Last day of the Battle of Boquerón between Paraguay and Bolivia.
  • October 15 » Tata Airlines (later to become Air India) makes its first flight.
  • November 3 » Panagis Tsaldaris becomes the 142nd Prime Minister of Greece.
  • December 10 » Thailand becomes a constitutional monarchy.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1931 » Bramwell Tillsley, Canadian 14th General of The Salvation Army († 2019)
• 1931 » Grant Williams, American film, theater and television actor († 1985)
• 1931 » Hans van Mierlo, Dutch journalist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands († 2010)
• 1932 » Luc Montagnier, French virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1933 » Just Fontaine, Moroccan-French footballer and manager
• 1933 » Roman Polanski, French-Polish director, producer, screenwriter, and actor