Andorfer Family Tree » Pearl Avery CRAM (1894-1978)

Day of marriage August 5, 1912

• The temperature on August 5, 1912 was between 11.0 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.4 hours of sunshine (61%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 1912: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • February 14 » Arizona is admitted as the 48th and the last contiguous U.S. state.
  • April 14 » The British passenger liner RMSTitanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 23:40 (sinks morning of April 15th).
  • April 18 » The Cunard liner RMSCarpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMSTitanic to New York City.
  • May 13 » The Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom.
  • July 30 » Japan's Emperor Meiji dies and is succeeded by his son Yoshihito, who is now known as the Emperor Taishō.
  • October 11 » First Balkan War: The day after the Battle of Sarantaporo, Greek troops liberate the city of Kozani.

Day of death September 28, 1978

• The temperature on September 28, 1978 was between 7.4 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 8.8 mm of rain during 6.9 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1978: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.9 million citizens.
  • January 31 » The Crown of St. Stephen (also known as the Holy Crown of Hungary) goes on public display after being returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held after World War II.
  • February 13 » Hilton bombing: a bomb explodes in a refuse truck outside the Hilton Hotel in Sydney, Australia, killing two refuse collectors and a policeman.
  • March 14 » The Israel Defense Forces launch Operation Litani, a seven-day campaign to invade and occupy southern Lebanon.
  • March 22 » Karl Wallenda of The Flying Wallendas dies after falling off a tight-rope suspended between two hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
  • June 9 » The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opens its priesthood to "all worthy men", ending a 148-year-old policy of excluding black men.
  • July 11 » Los Alfaques disaster: A truck carrying liquid gas crashes and explodes at a coastal campsite in Tarragona, Spain killing 216 tourists.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1970 » John Dos Passos, American novelist, poet, essayist, and playwright (b. 1896)
• 1978 » Pope John Paul I (b. 1912)
• 1979 » John Herbert Chapman, Canadian physicist and engineer (b. 1921)
• 1981 » Rómulo Betancourt, Venezuelan journalist and politician, President of Venezuela (b. 1908)
• 1982 » Mabel Albertson, American actress (b. 1901)
• 1984 » Cihad Baban, Turkish journalist, author, and politician (b. 1911)