The Forgotten Ones » John Tilson Ishmael (1852-1942)

Day of marriage December 10, 1878

• The temperature on December 10, 1878 was about -5.0 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • February 19 » Thomas Edison patents the phonograph.
  • May 14 » The last witchcraft trial held in the United States begins in Salem, Massachusetts, after Lucretia Brown, an adherent of Christian Science, accused Daniel Spofford of attempting to harm her through his mental powers.
  • June 4 » Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.
  • June 10 » League of Prizren is established, to oppose the decisions of the Congress of Berlin and the Treaty of San Stefano, as a consequence of which the Albanian lands in the Balkans were being partitioned and given to the neighbor states of Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, and Greece.
  • September 3 » Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames.
  • December 18 » The Al-Thani family become the rulers of the state of Qatar.

Day of death July 19, 1942

• The temperature on July 19, 1942 was between 12.6 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 9.8 mm of rain during 7.5 hours. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
  • May 27 » World War II: In Operation Anthropoid, Reinhard Heydrich is fatally wounded in Prague; he dies of his injuries eight days later.
  • August 9 » World War II: Battle of Savo Island: Allied naval forces protecting their amphibious forces during the initial stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal are surprised and defeated by an Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force.
  • September 20 » The Holocaust in Ukraine: In the course of two days a German Einsatzgruppe murders at least 3,000 Jews in Letychiv.
  • October 6 » World War II: American troops force the Japanese from their positions east of the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal.
  • October 29 » The Holocaust: In the United Kingdom, leading clergymen and political figures hold a public meeting to register outrage over Nazi Germany's persecution of Jews.
  • November 11 » World War II: France's zone libre is occupied by German forces in Case Anton.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1933 » Kaarle Krohn, Finnish historian and academic (b. 1863)
• 1939 » Rose Hartwick Thorpe, American poet and author (b. 1850)
• 1943 » Yekaterina Budanova, Russian captain and pilot (b. 1916)
• 1947 » Aung San, Burmese general and politician (b. 1915)
• 1947 » Lyuh Woon-hyung, South Korean politician (b. 1886)
• 1947 » U Razak, Burmese educator and politician (b. 1898)