Genealogy Bovenschen, Looijenga, Van Gelderen en Van Donk » Aartje Huiberdina van Lith (1903-1985)

Day of marriage January 8, 1927

• The temperature on January 8, 1927 was between -1.8 °C and 3.5 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 5.1 mm of rain. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (31%). 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1927: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.5 million citizens.
  • March 15 » The first Women's Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place on The Isis in Oxford.
  • March 24 » Nanking Incident: Foreign warships bombard Nanjing, China, in defense of the foreign citizens within the city.
  • April 30 » Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford become the first celebrities to leave their footprints in concrete at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
  • May 4 » The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is incorporated.
  • May 20 » Treaty of Jeddah: The United Kingdom recognizes the sovereignty of King Ibn Saud in the Kingdoms of Hejaz and Nejd, which later merge to become the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • December 2 » Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A as its new automobile.

Day of death September 7, 1985

• The temperature on September 7, 1985 was between 6.6 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain during 4.0 hours. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (23%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1985: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.5 million citizens.
  • January 10 » Sandinista Daniel Ortega becomes president of Nicaragua and vows to continue the transformation to socialism and alliance with the Soviet Union and Cuba; American policy continues to support the Contras in their revolt against the Nicaraguan government.
  • January 13 » A passenger train plunges into a ravine in Ethiopia, killing 428 in the worst railroad disaster in Africa.
  • February 19 » Iberia Airlines Boeing 727 crashes into Mount Oiz in Spain, killing 148.
  • February 19 » William J. Schroeder becomes the first recipient of an artificial heart to leave the hospital.
  • June 30 » Thirty-nine American hostages from the hijacked TWA Flight 847 are freed in Beirut after being held for 17 days.
  • September 13 » Super Mario Bros. is released in Japan for the NES, which starts the Super Mario series of platforming games.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1984 » Don Tallon, Australian cricketer (b. 1916)
• 1984 » Joe Cronin, American baseball player and manager (b. 1906)
• 1984 » Josyf Slipyj, Ukrainian cardinal (b. 1892)
• 1985 » Jacoba van Velde, Dutch author (b. 1903)
• 1985 » José Zabala-Santos, Filipino cartoonist (b. 1911)
• 1986 » Les Bury, English-Australian public servant and politician, 26th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (b. 1913)