Familie van der Pol » Johanna Meinderts Boersma (1862-1933)

Day of marriage May 21, 1890

• The temperature on May 21, 1890 was about 15.1 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1890: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • April 14 » The Pan-American Union is founded by the First International Conference of American States in Washington, D.C.
  • August 6 » At Auburn Prison in New York, murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair.
  • September 25 » The United States Congress establishes Sequoia National Park.
  • October 11 » In Washington, D.C., the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded.
  • December 22 » Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kentville and Kingsport, Nova Scotia.
  • December 30 » Following the Wounded Knee Massacre, the United States Army and Lakota warriors face off in the Drexel Mission Fight.

Day of death April 7, 1933

• The temperature on April 7, 1933 was between 6.0 °C and 13.9 °C and averaged 9.3 °C. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1933: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.2 million citizens.
  • January 5 » Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco Bay.
  • March 13 » Banks in the U.S. begin to re-open after the three-day national "bank holiday" mandated by the Franklin D. Roosevelt's Emergency Banking Act.
  • March 22 » Cullen–Harrison Act: President Franklin Roosevelt signs an amendment to the Volstead Act, legalizing the manufacture and sale of "3.2 beer" (3.2% alcohol by weight, approximately 4% alcohol by volume) and light wines.
  • May 2 » Germany's independent labor unions are replaced by the German Labour Front.
  • June 16 » The National Industrial Recovery Act is passed in the United States, allowing businesses to avoid antitrust prosecution if they establish voluntary wage, price, and working condition regulations on an industry-wide basis.
  • June 17 » Union Station massacre: In Kansas City, Missouri, four FBI agents and captured fugitive Frank Nash are gunned down by gangsters attempting to free Nash.

Day of burial April 11, 1933

• The temperature on April 11, 1933 was between 5.3 °C and 21.4 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (37%). 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1933: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.2 million citizens.
  • March 6 » Great Depression: President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a "bank holiday", closing all U.S. banks and freezing all financial transactions.
  • March 13 » Banks in the U.S. begin to re-open after the three-day national "bank holiday" mandated by the Franklin D. Roosevelt's Emergency Banking Act.
  • May 2 » Germany's independent labor unions are replaced by the German Labour Front.
  • May 12 » The Agricultural Adjustment Act, which restricts agricultural production through government purchase of livestock for slaughter and paying subsidies to farmers when they remove land from planting, is signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
  • July 6 » The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game is played in Chicago's Comiskey Park. The American League defeated the National League 4–2.
  • October 7 » Air France is inaugurated, after being formed by a merger of five French airlines.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1928 » Alexander Bogdanov, Russian physician, philosopher, and author (b. 1873)
• 1932 » Grigore Constantinescu, Romanian priest and journalist (b. 1875)
• 1938 » Suzanne Valadon, French painter (b. 1865)
• 1939 » Joseph Lyons, Australian educator and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1879)
• 1943 » Alexandre Millerand, French lawyer and politician, 12th President of France (b. 1859)
• 1943 » Jovan Dučić, Serbian-American poet and diplomat (b. 1871)