Database Van Broekhoven » Adriaan van Gageldonk (1895-1939)

Day of marriage August 21, 1919

• The temperature on August 21, 1919 was between 8.3 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 1919: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
  • January 7 » Montenegrin guerrilla fighters rebel against the planned annexation of Montenegro by Serbia, but fail.
  • February 6 » The American Legion is founded.
  • June 21 » The Royal Canadian Mounted Police fire a volley into a crowd of unemployed war veterans, killing two, during the Winnipeg general strike.
  • June 28 » The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allies of World War I.
  • September 18 » Fritz Pollard becomes the first African American to play professional football for a major team, the Akron Pros.
  • December 26 » Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox is sold to the New York Yankees by owner Harry Frazee, allegedly establishing the Curse of the Bambino superstition.

Day of death August 26, 1939

• The temperature on August 26, 1939 was between 14.5 °C and 23.1 °C and averaged 18.8 °C. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (33%). 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
  • April 10 » Alcoholics Anonymous, A.A.'s "Big Book", is first published.
  • April 18 » Robert Menzies, who became Australia's longest-serving prime minister, is elected as leader of the United Australia Party after the death of Prime Minister Joseph Lyons.
  • September 3 » World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allies.
  • September 28 » World War II: The siege of Warsaw comes to an end.
  • November 17 » Nine Czech students are executed as a response to anti-Nazi demonstrations prompted by the death of Jan Opletal. All Czech universities are shut down and more than 1,200 students sent to concentration camps. Since this event, International Students' Day is celebrated in many countries, especially in the Czech Republic.
  • November 26 » Shelling of Mainila: The Soviet Army orchestrates an incident which is used to justify the start of the Winter War with Finland four days later.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1930 » Lon Chaney, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1883)
• 1943 » Bîmen Şen, Turkish composer and songwriter (b. 1873)
• 1944 » Adam von Trott zu Solz, German lawyer and diplomat (b. 1909)
• 1945 » Franz Werfel, Austrian author and playwright (b. 1890)
• 1946 » Jeanie MacPherson, American actress and screenwriter (b. 1887)
• 1956 » Alfred Wagenknecht, German-American activist (b. 1881)