Gelderman » Gerritje Hendrikusen Gelderman (1898-1965)

Christening day March 20, 1898

• The temperature on March 20, 1898 was about 3.4 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1898: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • April 20 » U.S. President William McKinley signed a joint resolution to Congress for declaration of war against Spain, beginning the Spanish–American War.
  • April 21 » Spanish–American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports. When the U.S. Congress issued a declaration of war on April 25, it declared that a state of war had existed from this date.
  • April 25 » Spanish–American War: The United States declares war on Spain.
  • June 27 » The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia.
  • August 25 » Seven hundred Greek civilians, 17 British guards and the British Consul of Crete are killed by a Turkish mob in Heraklion, Greece.
  • December 10 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris is signed, officially ending the conflict.

Day of death May 20, 1965

• The temperature on May 20, 1965 was between -0.1 °C and 12.7 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 10.8 hours of sunshine (68%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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.
  • March 6 » Premier Tom Playford of South Australia loses power after 27 years in office.
  • March 30 » Vietnam War: A car bomb explodes in front of the United States Embassy, Saigon, killing 22 and wounding 183 others.
  • April 24 » Civil war breaks out in the Dominican Republic when Colonel Francisco Caamaño overthrows the triumvirate that had been in power since the coup d'état against Juan Bosch.
  • August 6 » US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law.
  • September 30 » The Lockheed L-100, the civilian version of the C-130 Hercules, is introduced.
  • November 26 » France launches Astérix, becoming the third nation to put an object in orbit using its own booster.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1956 » Max Beerbohm, English essayist, parodist, and caricaturist (b. 1872)
• 1961 » Josef Priller, German colonel and pilot (b. 1915)
• 1964 » Rudy Lewis, American singer (b. 1936)
• 1971 » Waldo Williams, Welsh poet and academic (b. 1904)
• 1973 » Jarno Saarinen, Finnish motorcycle racer (b. 1945)
• 1973 » Renzo Pasolini, Italian motorcycle racer (b. 1938)