Database Langton / Lengton / Lington - Heil - Rahder » Maria Carola Lington (1913-1997)

Day of marriage May 20, 1937

• The temperature on May 20, 1937 was between 12.2 °C and 22.5 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 9.6 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1937: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
  • April 12 » Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England.
  • July 7 » The Marco Polo Bridge Incident provides the Imperial Japanese Army with a pretext for starting the Second Sino-Japanese War.
  • July 29 » Tōngzhōu Incident: In Tōngzhōu, China, the East Hopei Army attacks Japanese troops and civilians.
  • September 21 » J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published.
  • December 9 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: Japanese troops under the command of Lt. Gen. Asaka Yasuhiko launch an assault on the Chinese city of Nanjing (Nanking).
  • December 29 » The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Ireland with the adoption of a new constitution.

Day of death September 6, 1997

• The temperature on September 6, 1997 was between 10.0 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 6.0 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 10.0 hours of sunshine (75%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1997: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.6 million citizens.
  • May 15 » The United States government acknowledges the existence of the "Secret War" in Laos and dedicates the Laos Memorial in honor of Hmong and other "Secret War" veterans.
  • July 5 » Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP A. Thangathurai is shot dead at Sri Shanmuga Hindu Ladies College in Trincomalee.
  • September 26 » A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A300 crashes near Medan airport, killing 234.
  • September 26 » An earthquake strikes the Italian regions of Umbria and the Marche, causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi to collapse.
  • December 22 » Acteal massacre: Attendees at a prayer meeting of Roman Catholic activists for indigenous causes in the small village of Acteal in the Mexican state of Chiapas are massacred by paramilitary forces.
  • December 22 » Hussein Farrah Aidid relinquishes the disputed title of President of Somalia by signing the Cairo Declaration, in Cairo, Egypt. It is the first major step towards reconciliation in Somalia since 1991.

Day of cremation September 11, 1997

• The temperature on September 11, 1997 was between 6.9 °C and 18.2 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (17%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1997: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.6 million citizens.
  • March 22 » Tara Lipinski, aged 14 years and nine months, becomes the youngest women's World Figure Skating Champion.
  • April 3 » The Thalit massacre begins in Algeria; all but one of the 53 inhabitants of Thalit are killed by guerrillas.
  • May 15 » The United States government acknowledges the existence of the "Secret War" in Laos and dedicates the Laos Memorial in honor of Hmong and other "Secret War" veterans.
  • June 13 » A jury sentences Timothy McVeigh to death for his part in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
  • September 18 » United States media magnate Ted Turner donates US$1billion to the United Nations.
  • November 10 » WorldCom and MCI Communications announce a $37 billion merger (the largest merger in US history at the time).

Source: Wikipedia

• 1997 » P. H. Newby, English author and broadcaster (b. 1918)
• 1998 » Akira Kurosawa, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1910)
• 1998 » Ernst-Hugo Järegård, Swedish actor (b. 1928)
• 1998 » Ric Segreto, American-Filipino singer-songwriter, actor, and journalist (b. 1952)
• 1999 » Lagumot Harris, Nauruan politician, 3rd President of Nauru (b. 1938)
• 1999 » René Lecavalier, Canadian sportscaster (b. 1918)