Database Van Broekhoven » Anna Maria Laurijssen (1889-1977)

Day of marriage October 5, 1910

• The temperature on October 5, 1910 was between 12.1 °C and 16.7 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1910: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
  • June 17 » Aurel Vlaicu pilots an A. Vlaicu nr. 1 on its first flight.
  • June 25 » The United States Congress passes the Mann Act, which prohibits interstate transport of women or girls for “immoral purposes”; the ambiguous language would be used to selectively prosecute people for years to come.
  • July 4 » The Johnson–Jeffries riots occur after African-American boxer Jack Johnson knocks out white boxer Jim Jeffries in the 15th round. Between 11 and 26 people are killed and hundreds more injured.
  • July 24 » The Ottoman Empire captures the city of Shkodër, putting down the Albanian Revolt of 1910.
  • October 15 » Airship America is launched from New Jersey in the first attempt to cross the Atlantic by a powered aircraft.
  • October 21 » HMSNiobe arrives in Halifax Harbour to become the first ship of the Royal Canadian Navy.

Day of death February 2, 1977

• The temperature on February 2, 1977 was between -1.6 °C and 1.1 °C and averaged 0.1 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1977: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.8 million citizens.
  • January 8 » Three bombs explode in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
  • May 9 » Hotel Polen fire: A disastrous fire burns down the Hotel Polen in Amsterdam causing 33 deaths and 21 severe injuries.
  • July 26 » The National Assembly of Quebec imposes the use of French as the official language of the provincial government.
  • November 14 » During a British House of Commons debate, Labour MP Tam Dalyell poses what would become known as the West Lothian question, referring to issues related to devolution in the United Kingdom.
  • November 19 » TAP Portugal Flight 425 crashes in the Madeira Islands, killing 131.
  • November 25 » Former Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr., is found guilty by the Philippine Military Commission No. 2 and is sentenced to death by firing squad. He is later assassinated in 1983.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1973 » Hendrik Elias, Belgian academic and politician, 9th Mayor of Ghent (b. 1902)
• 1974 » Imre Lakatos, Hungarian-English mathematician and philosopher (b. 1922)
• 1975 » Gustave Lanctot, Canadian historian and academic (b. 1883)
• 1979 » Jim Burke, Australian cricketer (b. 1930)
• 1979 » Sid Vicious, English singer and bass player (b. 1957)
• 1980 » William Howard Stein, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)