Expanded Schmalzer Tree » George Porter Dunn (1896-1989)

Day of marriage August 6, 1915

• The temperature on August 6, 1915 was between 12.2 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 1915: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
  • January 13 » The 6.7 M_w  Avezzano earthquake shakes the Province of L'Aquila in Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 29,978–32,610.
  • January 18 » Japan issues the "Twenty-One Demands" to the Republic of China in a bid to increase its power in East Asia.
  • January 22 » Over 600 people are killed in Guadalajara, Mexico, when a train plunges off the tracks into a deep canyon.
  • April 25 » World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli begins: The invasion of the Turkish Gallipoli Peninsula by British, French, Indian, Newfoundland, Australian and New Zealand troops, begins with landings at Anzac Cove and Cape Helles.
  • May 7 » The Republic of China accedes to 13 of the 21 Demands, extending the Empire of Japan's control over Manchuria and the Chinese economy.
  • September 25 » World War I: The Second Battle of Champagne begins.

Day of death October 31, 1989

• The temperature on October 31, 1989 was between 8.5 °C and 13.5 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 3.7 mm of rain during 5.3 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1989: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.8 million citizens.
  • January 30 » The American embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan is closed.
  • February 10 » Ron Brown is elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee becoming the first African American to lead a major American political party.
  • February 19 » Flying Tiger Line flight 66 crashes into a hill near Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Malaysia, killing four.
  • October 1 » Denmark introduces the world's first legal same-sex registered partnerships.
  • October 17 » The East German Politburo votes to remove Erich Honecker from his role as General Secretary.
  • December 28 » A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, killing 13 people.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1985 » Nikos Engonopoulos, Greek painter and poet (b. 1907)
• 1986 » Robert S. Mulliken, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1896)
• 1988 » Alfred Pellan, Canadian painter and academic (b. 1906)
• 1988 » John Houseman, Romanian-born American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1902)
• 1991 » Joseph Papp, American stage director and producer (b. 1921)
• 1992 » Gary Rippingale, English ice hockey player (b. 1974)