Database Van Broekhoven » Maria Johanna Vermeeren (1890-1968)

Day of marriage July 22, 1914

• The temperature on July 22, 1914 was between 16.6 °C and 26.8 °C and averaged 20.7 °C. There was 3.9 mm of rain. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 1914: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
  • February 13 » Copyright: In New York City the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members.
  • May 15 » During a poker game at the Gaiety Theatre in Galesburg, Illinois, comedian Art Fisher nicknames Chicko, Harpo, Groucho, and Gummo Marx.
  • June 12 » Massacre of Phocaea: Turkish irregulars slaughter 50 to 100 Greeks and expel thousands of others in an ethnic cleansing operation in the Ottoman Empire.
  • August 3 » World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.
  • September 3 » William, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule.
  • November 2 » World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles are subsequently closed.

Day of death May 7, 1968

• The temperature on May 7, 1968 was between 3.9 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 1.6 hours. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (7%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1968: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.7 million citizens.
  • March 12 » Mauritius achieves independence from the United Kingdom.
  • March 16 » General Motors produces its 100 millionth automobile, the Oldsmobile Toronado.
  • March 21 » Battle of Karameh in Jordan between the Israel Defense Forces and the combined forces of the Jordanian Armed Forces and PLO.
  • August 28 » The police rioted during the Democratic National Convention, beating up anti-war protesters, peaceful demonstrators, innocent bystanders, and members of the press.
  • October 14 » The first live TV broadcast by American astronauts in orbit is performed by the Apollo 7 crew.
  • December 13 » Brazilian President Artur da Costa e Silva issues AI-5 (Institutional Act No. 5), enabling government by decree and suspending habeas corpus.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1951 » Warner Baxter, American actor (b. 1889)
• 1958 » Mihkel Lüdig, Estonian organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1880)
• 1967 » Margaret Larkin, American writer and poet (b. 1899)
• 1976 » Alison Uttley, English children's book writer (b. 1884)
• 1978 » Mort Weisinger, American journalist and author (b. 1915)
• 1986 » Haldun Taner, Turkish playwright and author (b. 1915)