The Brown Tree » Elizabeth Cleary (1876-1961)
Personal data Elizabeth Cleary
Sources 1, 2Source 1- She was born on February 21, 1876 in Maddenstown, Co. Kildare, Ireland.Source 1
- She died on June 23, 1961 in Newbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland, she was 85 years old.
- A child of Patrick Cleary and Bridget Galvin
Household of Elizabeth Cleary
She is married to George HALFORD.
They got married in the year 1903 at Newbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland, she was 26 years old.
Child(ren):
- Ellen (Nellie) Halford 1904-
- George Halford 1907-
- Frances Mary Halford 1910-1962
- William Joseph Halford 1913-
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Sources
- Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
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Historical events
Birthday February 21, 1876
- The temperature on February 21, 1876 was about 10.1 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 17 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- In the year 1876: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- March 10 » The first successful test of a telephone is made by Alexander Graham Bell.
- April 22 » The first game in the history of the National League was played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia. This game is often pointed to as the beginning of Major League Baseball.
- May 10 » The Centennial Exposition is opened in Philadelphia.
- August 8 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph.
- September 7 » In Northfield, Minnesota, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang attempt to rob the town's bank but are driven off by armed citizens.
- December 23 » First day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.
Day of death June 23, 1961
- The temperature on June 23, 1961 was between 11.9 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 11.8 hours of sunshine (70%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1961: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 11.6 million citizens.
- January 25 » 101 Dalmatians premiered from Walt Disney Productions.
- February 27 » The first congress of the Spanish Trade Union Organisation is inaugurated.
- March 15 » At the 1961 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference, South Africa announces that it will withdraw from the Commonwealth when the South African Constitution of 1961 comes into effect.
- April 8 » A large explosion on board the MVDara in the Persian Gulf kills 238.
- May 1 » The Prime Minister of Cuba, Fidel Castro, proclaims Cuba a socialist nation and abolishes elections.
- May 4 » American civil rights movement: The "Freedom Riders" begin a bus trip through the South.
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- 1885 » Sacha Guitry, Russian-French actor, director, and playwright († 1957)
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- 1969 » Volmari Iso-Hollo, Finnish runner (b. 1907)
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