Van Hoof Tree » Gerald Harry Franklin Harris (1896-1961)
Personal data Gerald Harry Franklin Harris
Source 1- He was born on February 18, 1896 in Gores Landing, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.
- He died on February 4, 1961, he was 64 years old.
- A child of John Alfred Harris and Ethel Harris
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Gerald Harry Franklin Harris<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Feb 18 1896 - Gores Landing, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada<br>Marriage: Oct 5 1920 - Cobourg, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada<br>Death: Feb 4 1961<br>Father: John Alfred Harris<br>Mother: Ethel Harris<br>Spouses: Gertrude Lilian Harris (born Sawyer)Gladys F Harris (born McMann)<br>Child: Shirly Joan Harris<br>Siblings: Violet Madeline Fife (born Harris Huggins)Harold E. HarrisOrville Hilton HarrisHazel Evelyn Thompson (born Harris)Vernon Hillier HarrisOlive Hilda Sleeman (born Harris)Alfred Gordon HarrisKenneth Edgar HarrisGarnet Keith Harris
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Historical events
Birthday February 18, 1896
- The temperature on February 18, 1896 was about -2.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- March 1 » Henri Becquerel discovers radioactive decay.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- May 26 » Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
- June 2 » Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph.
- June 28 » An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.
- August 27 » Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:02 to 09:40), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.
Day of death February 4, 1961
- The temperature on February 4, 1961 was between -0.9 °C and 6.0 °C and averaged 2.5 °C. There was 5.4 mm of rain during 3.8 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 3 » The SL-1 nuclear reactor is destroyed by a steam explosion in the only reactor incident in the United States to cause immediate fatalities.
- January 27 » The Soviet submarine S-80 sinks when its snorkel malfunctions, flooding the boat.
- February 27 » The first congress of the Spanish Trade Union Organisation is inaugurated.
- April 20 » Cold War: Failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion of US-backed Cuban exiles against Cuba.
- September 1 » The Eritrean War of Independence officially begins with the shooting of Ethiopian police by Hamid Idris Awate.
- December 9 » Tanganyika becomes independent from Britain.
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- 1898 » Luis Muñoz Marín, Puerto Rican poet and politician, 1st Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico († 1980)
- 1899 » Arthur Bryant, English historian and journalist († 1985)
- 1956 » Savielly Tartakower, Russian-French chess player, journalist, and author (b. 1887)
- 1958 » Henry Kuttner, American author and screenwriter (b. 1915)
- 1959 » Una O'Connor, Irish-American actress (b. 1880)
- 1968 » Neal Cassady, American novelist and poet (b. 1926)
- 1970 » Louise Bogan, American poet and critic (b. 1897)
- 1974 » Satyendra Nath Bose, Indian physicist, mathematician, and academic (b. 1894)
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