Dreyer Tree » Dina Maria Dreyer (1881-1943)

Christening day October 9, 1881

• The temperature on October 9, 1881 was about 9.0 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1881: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • March 1 » The first Minnesota State Capitol burns down.
  • June 13 » The USS Jeannette is crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack.
  • June 14 » The White Rajahs territories become the British protectorate of Sarawak.
  • June 28 » The Austro–Serbian Alliance of 1881 is secretly signed.
  • July 1 » The world's first international telephone call is made between St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, and Calais, Maine, United States.
  • September 20 » U.S. President Chester A. Arthur is sworn in, the morning after becoming President upon James A. Garfield's death.

Day of marriage May 28, 1907

• The temperature on May 28, 1907 was between 5.1 °C and 14.5 °C and averaged 10.1 °C. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
  • January 6 » Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome, Italy.
  • August 15 » Ordination in Constantinople of Fr. Raphael Morgan, the first African-American Orthodox priest, "Priest-Apostolic" to America and the West Indies.
  • September 7 » Cunard Line's RMSLusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
  • October 17 » Marconi begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service.
  • December 8 » King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.
  • December 17 » Ugyen Wangchuck is crowned first King of Bhutan.

Day of death February 7, 1943

• The temperature on February 7, 1943 was between -0.3 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (11%). 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
  • February 20 » American movie studio executives agree to allow the Office of War Information to censor movies.
  • July 5 » World War II: German forces begin a massive offensive against the Soviet Union at the Battle of Kursk, also known as Operation Citadel.
  • July 28 » World War II: Operation Gomorrah: The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians.
  • November 22 » World War II: Cairo Conference: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Chinese Premier Chiang Kai-shek meet in Cairo, Egypt, to discuss ways to defeat Japan.
  • December 2 » World War II: A Luftwaffe bombing raid on the harbour of Bari, Italy, sinks numerous cargo and transport ships, including the American SSJohn Harvey, which is carrying a stockpile of World War I-era mustard gas.
  • December 28 » World War II: After eight days of brutal house-to-house fighting, the Battle of Ortona concludes with the victory of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division over the German 1st Parachute Division and the capture of the Italian town of Ortona.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1937 » Elihu Root, American lawyer and politician, 38th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1845)
• 1938 » Harvey Samuel Firestone, American businessman, founded the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company (b. 1868)
• 1939 » Boris Grigoriev, Russian painter and illustrator (b. 1886)
• 1942 » Ivan Bilibin, Russian illustrator and stage designer (b. 1876)
• 1944 » Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano and actress (b. 1874)
• 1959 » Nap Lajoie, American baseball player and manager (b. 1874)