Familie Smits-Visch » Anna Catharina Meinen (1889-1951)

Day of marriage January 11, 1911

• The temperature on January 11, 1911 was between 0.9 °C and 3.7 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • January 3 » A magnitude 7.7 earthquake destroys the city of Almaty in Russian Turkestan.
  • April 29 » Tsinghua University, one of mainland China's leading universities, is founded.
  • May 30 » At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
  • September 23 » Pilot Earle Ovington makes the first official airmail delivery in America under the authority of the United States Post Office Department
  • October 10 » The day after a bomb explodes prematurely, the Wuchang Uprising begins against the Chinese monarchy.
  • December 14 » Roald Amundsen's team, comprising himself, Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, and Oscar Wisting, becomes the first to reach the South Pole.

Day of death October 30, 1951

• The temperature on October 30, 1951 was between 6.7 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain during 4.6 hours. 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)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In The Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1951: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.2 million citizens.
  • January 27 » Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site begins with Operation Ranger.
  • February 27 » The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified.
  • March 6 » Cold War: The trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg begins.
  • March 7 » Korean War: Operation Ripper: United Nations troops led by General Matthew Ridgway begin an assault against Chinese forces.
  • May 13 » The 400th anniversary of the founding of the National University of San Marcos is commemorated by the opening of the first large-capacity stadium in Peru.
  • June 23 » The ocean liner SS United States is christened and launched.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1942 » Walter Buckmaster, English polo player and stockbroker, co-founder of Buckmaster & Moore (b. 1872)
• 1943 » Max Reinhardt, Austrian-born American actor and director (b. 1873)
• 1957 » Fred Beebe, American baseball player and coach (b. 1880)
• 1961 » Luigi Einaudi, Italian economist and politician, 2nd President of the Italian Republic (b. 1874)
• 1963 » U. Muthuramalingam Thevar, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1908)
• 1965 » Arthur M. Schlesinger, Sr., American historian and author (b. 1888)