Barron Family Tree » Lisette Velte (1890-1951)

Day of marriage October 18, 1912

• The temperature on October 18, 1912 was between 2.7 °C and 12.9 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 5.8 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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.
  • January 17 » British polar explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott reaches the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen.
  • February 25 » Marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
  • March 5 » Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces are the first to use airships for military purposes, employing them for reconnaissance behind Turkish lines.
  • April 20 » Opening day for baseball's Tiger Stadium in Detroit, and Fenway Park in Boston.
  • May 18 » The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, is released in Mumbai.
  • August 14 » U.S. Marines invade Nicaragua to support the U.S.-backed government installed there after José Santos Zelaya had resigned three years earlier.

Day of death December 16, 1951

• The temperature on December 16, 1951 was between 5.7 °C and 9.4 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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)
• 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 Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1951: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.2 million citizens.
  • May 21 » The opening of the Ninth Street Show, otherwise known as the 9th Street Art Exhibition: A gathering of a number of notable artists, and the stepping-out of the post war New York avant-garde, collectively known as the New York School.
  • July 4 » William Shockley announces the invention of the junction transistor.
  • July 26 » Walt Disney's 13th animated film, Alice in Wonderland, premieres in London, England, United Kingdom.
  • September 1 » The United States, Australia and New Zealand sign a mutual defense pact, called the ANZUS Treaty.
  • October 20 » The "Johnny Bright incident" occurs in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
  • November 2 » Canada in the Korean War: A platoon of The Royal Canadian Regiment defends a vital area against a full battalion of Chinese troops in the Battle of the Song-gok Spur. The engagement lasts into the early hours the next day.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1944 » Betsie ten Boom, Dutch Holocaust victim (b. 1885)
• 1945 » Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese lawyer and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1891)
• 1945 » Giovanni Agnelli, Italian businessman, founded Fiat (b. 1866)
• 1949 » Sidney Olcott, Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1873)
• 1952 » Robert Henry Best, American journalist (b. 1896)
• 1956 » Nina Hamnett, Welsh painter and author (b. 1890)