Database Van Broekhoven » Maria van Biljouw (1887-1955)

Day of marriage May 16, 1916

• The temperature on May 16, 1916 was between 7.5 °C and 16.5 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (48%). 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1916: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
  • March 8 » World War I: A British force unsuccessfully attempts to relieve the siege of Kut (present-day Iraq) in the Battle of Dujaila.
  • April 29 » World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.
  • June 24 » Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract.
  • October 27 » Negus Mikael, marching on the Ethiopian capital in support of his son Emperor Iyasu V, is defeated by Fitawrari abte Giyorgis, securing the throne for Empress Zewditu I.
  • November 7 » Woodrow Wilson is reelected as President of the United States.
  • December 6 » World War I: The Central Powers capture Bucharest.

Day of death June 2, 1955

• The temperature on June 2, 1955 was between 6.9 °C and 19.3 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 15.1 hours of sunshine (92%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
  • May 18 » Operation Passage to Freedom, the evacuation of 310,000 Vietnamese civilians, soldiers and non-Vietnamese members of the French Army from communist North Vietnam to South Vietnam following the end of the First Indochina War, ends.
  • June 16 » In a futile effort to topple Argentine President Juan Perón, rogue aircraft pilots of the Argentine Navy drop several bombs upon an unarmed crowd demonstrating in favor of Perón in Buenos Aires, killing 364 and injuring at least 800. At the same time on the ground, some soldiers attempt to stage a coup but are suppressed by loyal forces.
  • August 17 » Hurricane Diane made landfall near Wilmington, North Carolina, and it went on to cause major floods and kill more than 184 people.
  • August 19 » In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by Hurricane Diane, claims 200 lives.
  • September 16 » The military coup to unseat President Juan Perón of Argentina is launched at midnight.
  • November 1 » The Vietnam War begins.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1948 » Karl Brandt, German SS officer (b. 1904)
• 1948 » Viktor Brack, German physician (b. 1904)
• 1952 » Naum Torbov, Bulgarian architect, designed the Central Sofia Market Hall (b. 1880)
• 1956 » Jean Hersholt, Danish-American actor and director (b. 1886)
• 1959 » Lyda Borelli, Italian actress (b. 1884)
• 1961 » George S. Kaufman, American director, producer, and playwright (b. 1889)