Dreyer Tree » Helena Gertruida Maria Dreyer (1872-1953)

Day of marriage February 20, 1888

• The temperature on February 20, 1888 was about -3.5 °C. The air pressure was 48 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • January 13 » The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.
  • May 16 » Nikola Tesla delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of alternating currents to transmit electric power over long distances.
  • August 31 » Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims.
  • September 8 » In England, the first six Football League matches are played.
  • October 15 » The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.
  • October 29 » The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.

Day of death October 23, 1953

• The temperature on October 23, 1953 was between 11.5 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (8%). 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1953: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.4 million citizens.
  • February 19 » Book censorship in the United States: The Georgia Literature Commission is established.
  • April 25 » Francis Crick and James Watson publish "Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid" describing the double helix structure of DNA.
  • May 25 » The first public television station in the United States officially begins broadcasting as KUHT from the campus of the University of Houston.
  • June 26 » Lavrentiy Beria, head of MVD, is arrested by Nikita Khrushchev and other members of the Politburo.
  • July 27 » Cessation of hostilities is achieved in the Korean War when the United States, China, and North Korea sign an armistice agreement. Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea, refuses to sign but pledges to observe the armistice.
  • September 21 » Lieutenant No Kum-sok, a North Korean pilot, defects to South Korea with his jet fighter.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1944 » Charles Glover Barkla, English-Scottish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1877)
• 1944 » Hana Brady, Czech holocaust victim (b. 1931)
• 1950 » Al Jolson, Lithuanian-American actor and singer (b. 1886)
• 1953 » Adrien de Noailles, French son of Jules Charles Victurnien de Noailles (b. 1869)
• 1959 » George Bouzianis, Greek painter (b. 1885)
• 1959 » Gerda Lundequist, Swedish actress (b. 1871)