Famille Le Page » Augustin Joseph FRANÇOIS (1896-1971)

Christening day August 7, 1896

• The temperature on August 7, 1896 was about 16.1 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • March 1 » Battle of Adwa: An Ethiopian army defeats an outnumbered Italian force, ending the First Italo-Ethiopian War.
  • March 2 » The Battle of Adwa: The Italian Army defeated by the Ethiopian Army in Adwa, Tigray, Ethiopia.
  • March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
  • April 6 » In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman emperor Theodosius I.
  • August 27 » Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:02 to 09:40), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.
  • November 1 » A picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time.

Day of marriage April 24, 1920

• The temperature on April 24, 1920 was between 1.6 °C and 16.9 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
  • January 23 » The Netherlands refuses to surrender the exiled Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany to the Allies.
  • January 26 » Former Ford Motor Company executive Henry Leland launches the Lincoln Motor Company which he later sold to his former employer.
  • March 14 » In the second of the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites, about 80% of the population in Zone II votes to remain part of Weimar Germany.
  • April 15 » Two security guards are murdered during a robbery in South Braintree, Massachusetts. Anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti would be convicted of and executed for the crime, amid much controversy.
  • May 16 » In Rome, Pope Benedict XV canonizes Joan of Arc.
  • December 16 » The Haiyuan earthquake of 8.5M_w , rocks the Gansu province in China, killing an estimated 200,000.

Day of death May 25, 1971

• The temperature on May 25, 1971 was between 7.7 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1971: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.1 million citizens.
  • April 1 » Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army massacre over 1,000 people in Keraniganj Upazila, Bangladesh.
  • April 10 » Ping-pong diplomacy: In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a week-long visit.
  • June 30 » The crew of the Soviet Soyuz 11 spacecraft are killed when their air supply escapes through a faulty valve.
  • August 21 » A bomb exploded in the Liberal Party campaign rally in Plaza Miranda, Manila, Philippines with several anti-Marcos political candidates injured.
  • November 23 » Representatives of the People's Republic of China attend the United Nations, including the United Nations Security Council, for the first time.
  • December 16 » The United Kingdom recognizes Bahrain's independence, which is commemorated annually as Bahrain's National Day.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1968 » Georg von Küchler, German field marshal (b. 1881)
• 1970 » Tom Patey, Scottish mountaineer and author (b. 1932)
• 1977 » Yevgenia Ginzburg, Russian author (b. 1904)
• 1979 » Amédée Gordini, Italian-born French racing driver and sports car manufacturer (b. 1899)
• 1979 » Itzhak Bentov, Czech-Israeli engineer, mystic, and author (b. 1923)
• 1981 » Ruby Payne-Scott, Australian physicist and astronomer (b. 1912)