Wilferd Duckitt's Family Tree » Abraham Hendrik Petrus Louw (1885-1965)

Christening day August 6, 1885

• The temperature on August 6, 1885 was about 17.2 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
• In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • January 4 » Sino-French War: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing force at Núi Bop in northern Vietnam.
  • March 3 » The American Telephone & Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York.
  • March 23 » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Phu Lam Tao near Hưng Hóa, northern Vietnam.
  • July 23 » President Ulysses S. Grant dies of throat cancer.
  • September 12 » Arbroath 36–0 Bon Accord, a world record scoreline in professional Association football.
  • September 29 » The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England.

Day of death November 25, 1965

• The temperature on November 25, 1965 was between -1.5 °C and 6.8 °C and averaged 3.3 °C. There was 3.5 mm of rain during 4.6 hours. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1965: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.2 million citizens.
  • April 6 » Launch of Early Bird, the first commercial communications satellite to be placed in geosynchronous orbit.
  • June 7 » The Supreme Court of the United States hands down its decision in Griswold v. Connecticut, prohibiting the states from criminalizing the use of contraception by married couples.
  • September 7 » During an Indo-Pakistani War, China announces that it will reinforce its troops on the Indian border.
  • November 8 » The Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965 is given Royal Assent, formally abolishing the death penalty in the United Kingdom, except in cases of high treason, "piracy with violence" (piracy with intent to kill or cause grievous bodily harm), arson in royal dockyards and espionage, as well as other capital offences under military law. The death penalty would be abolished in all cases in 1998.
  • November 11 » Southern Rhodesia's Prime Minister Ian Smith unilaterally declares the colony independent as the unrecognised state of Rhodesia
  • December 16 » Vietnam War: General William Westmoreland sends U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara a request for 243,000 more men by the end of 1966.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1961 » Hubert Van Innis, Belgian archer (b. 1866)
• 1963 » Alexander Marinesko, Russian lieutenant (b. 1913)
• 1965 » Myra Hess, English pianist and educator (b. 1890)
• 1968 » Paul Siple, American geographer and explorer (b. 1908)
• 1968 » Upton Sinclair, American novelist, critic, and essayist (b. 1878)
• 1970 » Yukio Mishima, Japanese author, actor, and director (b. 1925)