Database Van Broekhoven » Maria Barbara de Bont (1892-1962)

Day of marriage November 4, 1913

• The temperature on November 4, 1913 was between 2.4 °C and 13.3 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (58%). 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• 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 1913: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
  • February 2 » Grand Central Terminal is opened in New York City.
  • March 3 » Thousands of women march in the Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C.
  • March 31 » The Vienna Concert Society rioted during a performance of modernist music by Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Alexander von Zemlinsky, and Anton von Webern, causing a premature end to the concert due to violence; this concert became known as the Skandalkonzert.
  • June 4 » Emily Davison, a suffragette, runs out in front of King George V's horse at The Derby. She is trampled, never regains consciousness, and dies four days later.
  • June 19 » Natives Land Act, 1913 in South Africa implemented.
  • October 14 » Senghenydd colliery disaster, the United Kingdom's worst coal mining accident, claims the lives of 439 miners.

Day of death June 29, 1962

• The temperature on June 29, 1962 was between 8.1 °C and 14.5 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (10%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1962: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
  • January 15 » Netherlands New Guinea Conflict: Indonesian Navy fast patrol boat RI Macan Tutul commanded by Commodore Yos Sudarso sunk in Arafura Sea by the Dutch Navy.
  • July 23 » The International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos is signed.
  • July 30 » The Trans-Canada Highway, the longest national highway in the world, is officially opened.
  • August 20 » The NS Savannah, the world's first nuclear-powered civilian ship, embarks on its maiden voyage.
  • October 11 » The Second Vatican Council becomes the first ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church in 92 years.
  • November 17 » President John F. Kennedy dedicates Washington Dulles International Airport, serving the Washington, D.C., region.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1955 » Max Pechstein, German painter and academic (b. 1881)
• 1960 » Frank Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1885)
• 1962 » Charles Lyon Chandler, American historian (b. 1883)
• 1964 » Eric Dolphy, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1928)
• 1967 » Jayne Mansfield, American actress (b. 1933)
• 1967 » Primo Carnera, Italian boxer and actor (b. 1906)