Database Van Broekhoven » Elisabeth van Oers (1890-1965)

Day of marriage July 4, 1910

• The temperature on July 4, 1910 was between 4.8 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 8.8 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1910: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
  • January 15 » Construction ends on the Buffalo Bill Dam in Wyoming, United States, which was the highest dam in the world at the time, at 325ft (99m).
  • March 8 » French aviator Raymonde de Laroche becomes the first woman to receive a pilot's license.
  • April 16 » The oldest existing indoor ice hockey arena still used for the sport in the 21st century, Boston Arena, opens for the first time.
  • June 17 » Aurel Vlaicu pilots an A. Vlaicu nr. 1 on its first flight.
  • October 11 » Piloted by Arch Hoxsey, Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. president to fly in an airplane.
  • November 21 » Sailors on board Brazil's warships including the Minas Gerais, São Paulo, and Bahia, violently rebel in what is now known as the Revolta da Chibata (Revolt of the Lash).

Day of death March 20, 1965

• The temperature on March 20, 1965 was between -1 °C and 6.9 °C and averaged 3.4 °C. There was 8.6 mm of rain during 8.8 hours. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (9%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1965: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.2 million citizens.
  • January 1 » The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan is founded in Kabul, Afghanistan.
  • March 23 » NASA launches Gemini 3, the United States' first two-man space flight (crew: Gus Grissom and John Young).
  • May 27 » Vietnam War: American warships begin the first bombardment of National Liberation Front targets within South Vietnam.
  • August 1 » Frank Herbert's novel, Dune was published for the first time. It was named as the world's best-selling science fiction novel in 2003.
  • September 17 » The Battle of Chawinda is fought between Pakistan and India.
  • December 22 » In the United Kingdom, a 70mph speed limit is applied to all rural roads including motorways for the first time.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1964 » Brendan Behan, Irish republican and playwright (b. 1923)
• 1965 » Daniel Frank, American long jumper (b. 1882)
• 1966 » Johnny Morrison, American baseball player (b. 1895)
• 1968 » Carl Theodor Dreyer, Danish director and screenwriter (b. 1889)
• 1969 » Henri Longchambon, French politician (b. 1896)
• 1971 » Falih Rıfkı Atay, Turkish journalist and politician (b. 1894)