Database Van Broekhoven » Martinus Cornelus van den Hurk (1916-)

Birthday September 26, 1916

• The temperature on September 26, 1916 was between 7.8 °C and 22.3 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.4 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 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.
  • February 25 » In the Battle of Verdun, a German unit captures Fort Douaumont, keystone of the French defences, without a fight.
  • April 20 » The Chicago Cubs play their first game at Weeghman Park (currently Wrigley Field), defeating the Cincinnati Reds 7–6 in 11 innings.
  • June 5 » Louis Brandeis is sworn in as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court; he is the first American Jew to hold such a position.
  • July 22 » Preparedness Day Bombing: In San Francisco, a bomb explodes on Market Street during a parade, killing ten and injuring 40.
  • September 6 » The first self-service grocery store Piggly Wiggly was opened in Memphis, Tennessee by Clarence Saunders.
  • December 23 » World War I: Battle of Magdhaba: Allied forces defeat Turkish forces in the Sinai Peninsula.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1913 » Frank Brimsek, American ice hockey player († 1998)
• 1914 » Achille Compagnoni, Italian skier and mountaineer († 2009)
• 1914 » Jack LaLanne, American fitness expert († 2011)
• 1917 » Réal Caouette, Canadian journalist and politician († 1976)
• 1917 » Tran Duc Thao, Vietnamese-French philosopher and theorist († 1993)
• 1918 » Eric Morley, English businessman and television host, founded the Miss World († 2000)