Database Van Broekhoven » Maria Anna Antonia de Graaf (1892-1974)

Day of marriage January 13, 1916

• The temperature on January 13, 1916 was between 0.5 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. There was 17.0 mm of rain. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 7 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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.
  • January 9 » World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli concludes with an Ottoman Empire victory when the last Allied forces are evacuated from the peninsula.
  • March 8 » World War I: A British force unsuccessfully attempts to relieve the siege of Kut (present-day Iraq) in the Battle of Dujaila.
  • August 30 » Ernest Shackleton completes the rescue of all of his men stranded on Elephant Island in Antarctica.
  • October 27 » Negus Mikael, marching on the Ethiopian capital in support of his son Emperor Iyasu V, is defeated by Fitawrari abte Giyorgis, securing the throne for Empress Zewditu I.
  • November 7 » Jeannette Rankin is the first woman elected to the United States Congress.
  • December 6 » World War I: The Central Powers capture Bucharest.

Day of death August 3, 1974

• The temperature on August 3, 1974 was between 5.4 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (42%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1974: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.5 million citizens.
  • April 29 » Watergate scandal: United States President Richard Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape recordings relating to the scandal.
  • May 15 » Ma'alot massacre: Members of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine attack and take hostages at an Israeli school; a total of 31 people are killed, including 22 schoolchildren.
  • September 10 » Guinea-Bissau gains independence from Portugal.
  • September 17 » Bangladesh, Grenada and Guinea-Bissau join the United Nations.
  • September 25 » Dr. Frank Jobe performs first ulnar collateral ligament replacement surgery (better known as Tommy John surgery) on baseball player Tommy John.
  • December 8 » A plebiscite results in the abolition of monarchy in Greece.

Day of burial August 6, 1974

• The temperature on August 6, 1974 was between 6.0 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 10.0 hours of sunshine (66%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1974: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.5 million citizens.
  • January 6 » In response to the 1973 oil crisis, daylight saving time commences nearly four months early in the United States.
  • January 19 » China gains control over all the Paracel Islands after a military engagement between the naval forces of China and South Vietnam
  • April 25 » Carnation Revolution: A leftist military coup in Portugal overthrows the authoritarian-conservative Estado Novo regime and establishes a democratic government.
  • April 27 » Ten thousand march in Washington, D.C., calling for the impeachment of U.S. President Richard Nixon.
  • September 10 » Guinea-Bissau gains independence from Portugal.
  • December 1 » TWA Flight 514, a Boeing 727, crashes northwest of Dulles International Airport, killing all 92 people on board.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1972 » Giannis Papaioannou, Turkish-Greek composer (b. 1913)
• 1973 » Richard Marshall, American general (b. 1895)
• 1974 » Edgar Johan Kuusik, Estonian architect and interior designer (b. 1888)
• 1975 » Andreas Embirikos, Greek poet and photographer (b. 1901)
• 1977 » Alfred Lunt, American actor and director (b. 1892)
• 1977 » Makarios III, Cypriot archbishop and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Cyprus (b. 1913)