Database Van Broekhoven » Willebrordus Cornelis van Gestel (1884-1956)

Day of marriage October 27, 1913

• The temperature on October 27, 1913 was between 8.8 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
  • March 26 » First Balkan War: Bulgarian forces capture Adrianople.
  • April 4 » First Balkan War: Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.
  • 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.
  • October 31 » The Indianapolis Streetcar Strike and subsequent riot begins.
  • November 5 » King Otto of Bavaria is deposed by his cousin, Prince Regent Ludwig, who assumes the title Ludwig III.
  • December 1 » Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line.

Day of death September 18, 1956

• The temperature on September 18, 1956 was between 10.7 °C and 16.8 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1956: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.8 million citizens.
  • January 4 » The Greek National Radical Union is formed by Konstantinos Karamanlis.
  • April 30 » Former Vice President and Democratic Senator Alben Barkley dies during a speech in Virginia.
  • August 6 » After going bankrupt in 1955, the American broadcaster DuMont Television Network makes its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Nicholas Arena in New York in the Boxing from St. Nicholas Arena series.
  • October 17 » Bobby Fischer defeats Donald Byrne in the chess Game of the Century.
  • November 1 » Hungarian Revolution: Imre Nagy announces Hungary's neutrality and withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact. Soviet troops begin to re-enter Hungary, contrary to assurances by the Soviet government. János Kádár and Ferenc Münnich secretly defect to the Soviets.
  • November 5 » Suez Crisis: British and French paratroopers land in Egypt after a week-long bombing campaign.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1951 » Gelett Burgess, American author and poet (b. 1866)
• 1952 » Frances Alda, New Zealand-Australian soprano and actress (b. 1879)
• 1953 » Charles de Tornaco, Belgian racing driver (b. 1927)
• 1956 » Adélard Godbout, Canadian agronomist and politician, 15th Premier of Quebec (b. 1892)
• 1958 » Olaf Gulbransson, Norwegian painter and illustrator (b. 1873)
• 1959 » Benjamin Péret, French poet and journalist (b. 1899)