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Personal data Eric William Baker 

  • He was born on August 2, 1901 in Cambridgeshire, England.
  • Emigrated on November 13, 1924, s.s. China London to Bombay India.
  • He died on October 30, 1947 in Middlesex Hospital, London, he was 46 years old.
  • This information was last updated on March 31, 2022.

Household of Eric William Baker

He is married to Marjorie Bessie England.

They got married on November 3, 1925 at Colaba, Bombay, Maharashtra, India, he was 24 years old.

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Historical events

Birthday August 2, 1901

  • The temperature on August 2, 1901 was between 13.7 °C and 24.0 °C and averaged 18.6 °C. There was 9.0 hours of sunshine (58%). 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, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • January 10 » The first great Texas oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.
    • February 2 » Funeral of Queen Victoria.
    • March 2 » United States Steel Corporation is founded as a result of a merger between Carnegie Steel Company and Federal Steel Company which became the first corporation in the world with a market capital over $1 billion.
    • October 12 » President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House.
    • October 24 » Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
    • December 10 » The first Nobel Prize ceremony is held in Stockholm on the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.

Day of death October 30, 1947

  • The temperature on October 30, 1947 was between 0.2 °C and 8.1 °C and averaged 3.6 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Cold War: The American and British occupation zones in Allied-occupied Germany, after World War II, merge to form the Bizone, which later (with the French zone) became part of West Germany.
    • March 1 » The International Monetary Fund begins financial operations.
    • April 6 » The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.
    • September 18 » The National Security Council and the Central Intelligence Agency are established in the United States by the National Security Act. It also establishes the Air Force as an equal partner of the Army and Navy.
    • October 1 » The North American F-86 Sabre flies for the first time.
    • November 30 » Civil War in Mandatory Palestine begins, leading up to the creation of the state of Israel.


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Source: Wikipedia

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