Family tree Harmsen-de Vries » Pieter Zeverboom (1887-1971)

Day of marriage December 31, 1913

• The temperature on December 31, 1913 was between -1.2 °C and 3.7 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1913: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
  • February 17 » The Armory Show opens in New York City, displaying works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century.
  • May 30 » The Treaty of London is signed, ending the First Balkan War; Albania becomes an independent nation.
  • July 31 » The Balkan States sign an armistice in Bucharest.
  • September 23 » Roland Garros of France becomes the first to fly in an airplane across the Mediterranean (from St. Raphael in France to Bizerte, Tunisia).
  • November 9 » The Great Lakes Storm of 1913, the most destructive natural disaster ever to hit the lakes, reaches its greatest intensity after beginning two days earlier. The storm destroys 19 ships and kills more than 250 people.
  • December 1 » The Buenos Aires Metro, the first underground railway system in the Southern Hemisphere and in Latin America, begins operation.

Day of death December 24, 1971

• The temperature on December 24, 1971 was between 2.7 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (49%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1971: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.1 million citizens.
  • June 13 » Vietnam War: The New York Times begins publication of the Pentagon Papers.
  • July 11 » Copper mines in Chile are nationalized.
  • August 27 » An attempted coup d'état fails in the African nation of Chad. The Government of Chad accuses Egypt of playing a role in the attempt and breaks off diplomatic relations.
  • November 30 » Iran seizes the Greater and Lesser Tunbs from the Emirates of Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah.
  • December 2 » Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah, Sharjah, Dubai, and Umm al-Quwain form the United Arab Emirates.
  • December 9 » Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Air Force executes an airdrop of Indian Army units, bypassing Pakistani defences.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1969 » Alfred B. Skar, Norwegian journalist and politician (b. 1896)
• 1969 » Cortelia Clark, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1907)
• 1969 » Olivia FitzRoy, English soldier and author (b. 1921)
• 1969 » Stanisław Błeszyński, Polish-German entomologist and lepidopterist (b. 1927)
• 1971 » Maria Koepcke, German-Peruvian ornithologist and zoologist (b. 1924)
• 1972 » Gisela Richter, English-American archaeologist and historian (b. 1882)