The Brown Tree » Robert James HAMILTON (1872-1931)
Personal data Robert James HAMILTON
- He was born on September 28, 1872.
born at 8pm
- He died on February 21, 1931, he was 58 years old.
- A child of Robert HAMILTON and Ellen FUREY
Household of Robert James HAMILTON
Notes about Robert James HAMILTON
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Historical events
Birthday September 28, 1872
- The temperature on September 28, 1872 was about 12.0 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. 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 January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
- In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- February 20 » The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.
- March 16 » The Wanderers F.C. won the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1–0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.
- June 14 » Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
- September 18 » King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway.
- December 4 » The crewless American brigantine Mary Celeste, drifting in the Atlantic, is discovered by the Canadian brig Dei Gratia. The ship has been abandoned for nine days but is only slightly damaged. Her master Benjamin Briggs and all nine others known to have been on board are never accounted for.
- December 21 » Challenger expedition: HMSChallenger, commanded by Captain George Nares, sails from Portsmouth, England.
Day of death February 21, 1931
- The temperature on February 21, 1931 was between -2.3 °C and 2.1 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. There was 12.5 mm of rain during 8.9 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 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 1931: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
- February 13 » The British Raj completes its transfer from Calcutta to New Delhi.
- March 19 » Gambling is legalized in Nevada.
- March 31 » A Transcontinental & Western Air airliner crashes near Bazaar, Kansas, killing eight, including University of Notre Dame head football coach Knute Rockne.
- September 30 » Start of "Die Voortrekkers" youth movement for Afrikaners in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
- October 21 » A secret society in the Imperial Japanese Army launches an abortive coup d'état attempt.
- December 5 » Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow was destroyed on orders from Joseph Stalin.
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- 1870 » Florent Schmitt, French composer and critic († 1958)
- 1877 » Albert Young, American boxer and promoter († 1940)
- 1878 » Joseph Ruddy, American swimmer and water polo player († 1962)
- 1919 » Kurt Eisner, German journalist and politician, Minister-President of Bavaria (b. 1867)
- 1926 » Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1853)
- 1934 » Augusto César Sandino, Nicaraguan rebel leader (b. 1895)
- 1938 » George Ellery Hale, American astronomer and academic (b. 1868)
- 1941 » Frederick Banting, Canadian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
- 1944 » Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian-French race car driver (b. 1873)
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Wesley Brown, "The Brown Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/the-brown-tree/P1265.php : accessed January 24, 2026), "Robert James HAMILTON (1872-1931)".