Database Schaap » Theodorus Wilhelmus Elberse (1899-1945)

Day of marriage June 4, 1924

• The temperature on June 4, 1924 was between 4.4 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 11.7 °C. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-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 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 1924: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
  • February 12 » George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue received its premiere in a concert titled "An Experiment in Modern Music", in Aeolian Hall, New York, by Paul Whiteman and his band, with Gershwin playing the piano.
  • March 8 » A mine disaster kills 172 coal miners near Castle Gate, Utah.
  • April 1 » The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.
  • September 28 » The first aerial circumnavigation is completed by a team from the US Army.
  • November 27 » In New York City, the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held.
  • December 1 » The National Hockey League's first United States-based franchise, the Boston Bruins, played their first game in league play at home, at the still-extant Boston Arena indoor hockey facility.

Day of death March 28, 1945

• The temperature on March 28, 1945 was between 2.0 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 7.5 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
• In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
  • January 1 » World War II: In retaliation for the Malmedy massacre, U.S. troops kill 60 German POWs at Chenogne.
  • January 17 » Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg is taken into Soviet custody while in Hungary; he is never publicly seen again.
  • January 30 » World War II: Raid at Cabanatuan: One hundred twenty-six American Rangers and Filipino resistance fighters liberate over 500 Allied prisoners from the Japanese-controlled Cabanatuan POW camp.
  • February 5 » World War II: General Douglas MacArthur returns to Manila.
  • May 5 » World War II: Battle of Castle Itter, the only battle in which American and German troops fought cooperatively.
  • September 11 » World War II: Australian 9th Division forces liberate the Japanese-run Batu Lintang camp, a POW and civilian internment camp on the island of Borneo.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1941 » Kavasji Jamshedji Petigara, Indian police officer (b. 1877)
• 1941 » Marcus Hurley, American basketball player and cyclist (b. 1883)
• 1942 » Miguel Hernández, Spanish poet and playwright (b. 1910)
• 1943 » Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1873)
• 1944 » Stephen Leacock, English-Canadian political scientist and author (b. 1869)
• 1947 » Karol Świerczewski, Polish general (b. 1897)