Andorfer Family Tree » Elmer KUHNKE (1896-1949)

Day of marriage December 8, 1920

• The temperature on December 8, 1920 was between -0.7 °C and 2.7 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
  • January 16 » Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated was founded on the campus of Howard University.
  • April 25 » At the San Remo conference, the principal Allied Powers of World War I adopt a resolution to determine the allocation of Class "A" League of Nations mandates for administration of the former Ottoman-ruled lands of the Middle East.
  • May 3 » A Bolshevik coup fails in the Democratic Republic of Georgia.
  • May 7 » Treaty of Moscow: Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of the Democratic Republic of Georgia only to invade the country six months later.
  • September 7 » Two newly purchased Savoia flying boats crash in the Swiss Alps en route to Finland where they would serve with the Finnish Air Force, killing both crews.
  • November 2 » In the United States, KDKA of Pittsburgh starts broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. The first broadcast is the result of the 1920 United States presidential election.

Day of death March 5, 1949

• The temperature on March 5, 1949 was between -7.3 °C and 0.7 °C and averaged -3.5 °C. There was 9.0 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In the year 1949: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
  • January 2 » Luis Muñoz Marín is inaugurated as the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico.
  • February 15 » Gerald Lankester Harding and Roland de Vaux begin excavations at Cave 1 of the Qumran Caves, where they will eventually discover the first seven Dead Sea Scrolls.
  • February 17 » Chaim Weizmann begins his term as the first President of Israel.
  • May 23 » Cold War: The Western occupying powers approve the Basic Law and establish a new German state, the Federal Republic of Germany.
  • October 1 » The People's Republic of China is established.
  • December 2 » Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others is adopted.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1945 » Lena Baker, African American maid and murderer (b. 1900)
• 1947 » Alfredo Casella, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1883)
• 1950 » Edgar Lee Masters, American poet, author, and playwright (b. 1868)
• 1950 » Roman Shukhevych, Ukrainian general and politician (b. 1907)
• 1953 » Herman J. Mankiewicz, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1897)
• 1953 » Sergei Prokofiev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1891)