Barber Family Tree » Homer Clyde Gooch (1905-1999)

Day of marriage December 7, 1923

• The temperature on December 7, 1923 was between -2.6 °C and 0.7 °C and averaged -1.1 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
  • January 9 » Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro flight.
  • March 3 » TIME magazine is published for the first time.
  • June 18 » Checker Taxi puts its first taxi on the streets.
  • July 24 » The Treaty of Lausanne, settling the boundaries of modern Turkey, is signed in Switzerland by Greece, Bulgaria and other countries that fought in World War I.
  • September 26 » The German government accepts the occupation of the Ruhr.
  • October 6 » The Turkish National Movement enters Constantinople.

Day of death February 1, 1999

• The temperature on February 1, 1999 was between 4.2 °C and 7.5 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1999: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.8 million citizens.
  • March 20 » Legoland California, the first Legoland outside of Europe, opens in Carlsbad, California, US.
  • March 29 » A magnitude 6.8 earthquake in India strikes the Chamoli district in Uttar Pradesh, killing 103.
  • April 23 » NATO bombs the headquarters of Radio Television of Serbia, as part of their aerial campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
  • August 10 » Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting.
  • October 29 » A large cyclone devastates Odisha, India.
  • October 31 » EgyptAir Flight 990 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean near Nantucket, killing all 217 people on board.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1996 » Ray Crawford, American race car driver, pilot, and businessman (b. 1915)
• 1997 » Herb Caen, American journalist and author (b. 1916)
• 1999 » Paul Mellon, American art collector and philanthropist (b. 1907)
• 2001 » André D'Allemagne, Canadian political scientist and academic (b. 1929)
• 2002 » Aykut Barka, Turkish geologist and academic (b. 1951)
• 2002 » Hildegard Knef, German actress and singer (b. 1925)