Database Van Broekhoven » Johannes van Abeelen (1882-1958)

Day of marriage October 23, 1913

• The temperature on October 23, 1913 was between 6.0 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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.
  • January 18 » First Balkan War: A Greek flotilla defeats the Ottoman Navy in the Naval Battle of Lemnos, securing the islands of the Northern Aegean Sea for Greece.
  • February 19 » Pedro Lascuráin becomes President of Mexico for 45 minutes; this is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country.
  • March 18 » King George I of Greece is assassinated in the recently liberated city of Thessaloniki.
  • August 28 » Queen Wilhelmina opens the Peace Palace in The Hague.
  • September 23 » Roland Garros of France becomes the first to fly in an airplane across the Mediterranean (from St. Raphael in France to Bizerte, Tunisia).
  • December 24 » The Italian Hall disaster in Calumet, Michigan results in the deaths of 73 Christmas party participants (including 59 children) when someone falsely yells "fire".

Day of death July 29, 1958

• The temperature on July 29, 1958 was between 13.9 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 3.7 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (35%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1958: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.1 million citizens.
  • January 13 » The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol in the Battle of Edchera.
  • October 7 » The U.S. manned space-flight project is renamed Project Mercury.
  • November 28 » Chad, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon become autonomous republics within the French Community.
  • December 14 » The 3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition becomes the first to reach the southern pole of inaccessibility.
  • December 28 » "Greatest Game Ever Played": Baltimore Colts defeat the New York Giants in the first ever National Football League sudden death overtime game at New York's Yankee Stadium.
  • December 30 » The Guatemalan Air Force sinks several Mexican fishing boats alleged to have breached maritime borders, killing three and sparking international tension.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1951 » Ali Sami Yen, Turkish footballer and manager, founded Galatasaray S.K. (b. 1886)
• 1954 » Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (b. 1879)
• 1960 » Hasan Saka, Turkish politician, 7th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1885)
• 1962 » Leonardo De Lorenzo, Italian-American flute player and educator (b. 1875)
• 1962 » Ronald Fisher, English biologist and statistician (b. 1890)
• 1964 » Vean Gregg, American baseball player (b. 1885)