Database Van Broekhoven » Elisabeth Vekemans (1917-1920)
Personal data Elisabeth Vekemans
- She was born on August 15, 1917 in Woensel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland.
- She died on March 29, 1920 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, she was 2 years old.
- A child of Joseph Vekemans and Cornelia Nouwens
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Birthday August 15, 1917
- The temperature on August 15, 1917 was between 13.1 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (46%). 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 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- January 11 » The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.
- March 8 » International Women's Day protests in St. Petersburg mark the beginning of the February Revolution (February 23rd in the Julian calendar).
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- August 6 » World War I: Battle of Mărășești between the Romanian and German armies begins.
- November 8 » The first Council of People's Commissars is formed, including Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin.
- December 6 » Halifax Explosion: A munitions explosion near Halifax, Nova Scotia kills more than 1,900 people in the largest artificial explosion up to that time.
Day of death March 29, 1920
- The temperature on March 29, 1920 was between 9.5 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 8.1 hours of sunshine (64%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
- January 13 » The Reichstag Bloodbath of January 13, 1920, the bloodiest demonstration in German history.
- January 17 » Alcohol Prohibition begins in the United States as the Volstead Act goes into effect.
- February 24 » Nancy Astor becomes the first woman to speak in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom following her election as a Member of Parliament (MP) three months earlier.
- July 12 » The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty is signed, by which Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania.
- September 7 » Two newly purchased Savoia flying boats crash in the Swiss Alps en route to Finland where they would serve with the Finnish Air Force, killing both crews.
- December 24 » Gabriele D'Annunzio surrendered the Italian Regency of Carnaro in the city of Fiume to Italian armed forces.
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