Dagosto/Dimirra/Weckerle/Kuhn Family Tree » Betty A Graff (1919-< 1997)

Birthday February 2, 1919

• The temperature on February 2, 1919 was between -7.5 °C and -4.4 °C and averaged -6 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 1919: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
  • January 21 » A revolutionary Irish parliament is founded and declares the independence of the Irish Republic. One of the first engagements of the Irish War of Independence takes place.
  • February 26 » President Woodrow Wilson signs an act of Congress establishing the Grand Canyon National Park.
  • March 2 » The first Communist International meets in Moscow.
  • May 4 » May Fourth Movement: Student demonstrations take place in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, protesting the Treaty of Versailles, which transferred Chinese territory to Japan.
  • July 6 » The British dirigible R34 lands in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by an airship.
  • December 1 » Lady Astor becomes the first female Member of Parliament to take her seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. (She had been elected to that position on November 28.)

Source: Wikipedia

• 1918 » Hella Haasse, Indonesian-Dutch author († 2011)
• 1919 » Georg Gawliczek, German footballer and manager († 1999)
• 1919 » Lisa Della Casa, Swiss soprano and actress († 2012)
• 1920 » Arthur Willis, English footballer, full-back, player-manager († 1987)
• 1920 » George Hardwick, English footballer and coach († 2004)
• 1920 » John Russell, American Olympic equestrian