Genealogy Gomes » Adriaantje Gieles (1864-1955)

Day of marriage April 30, 1885

• The temperature on April 30, 1885 was about 13.1 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 75 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)
• 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.
  • March 14 » The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance at the Savoy Theatre in London.
  • March 23 » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Phu Lam Tao near Hưng Hóa, northern Vietnam.
  • March 31 » The United Kingdom establishes the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
  • May 1 » The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business.
  • July 6 » Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
  • August 29 » Gottlieb Daimler patents the world's first internal combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen.

Day of death January 16, 1955

• The temperature on January 16, 1955 was between -0.1 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 21.2 mm of rain during 13.4 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
  • February 18 » Operation Teapot: Teapot test shot "Wasp" is successfully detonated at the Nevada Test Site with a yield of 1.2 kilotons. Wasp is the first of fourteen shots in the Teapot series.
  • May 9 » Cold War: West Germany joins NATO.
  • May 25 » In the United States, a night-time F5 tornado strikes the small city of Udall, Kansas, killing 80 and injuring 273. It is the deadliest tornado to ever occur in the state and the 23rd deadliest in the U.S.
  • July 15 » Eighteen Nobel laureates sign the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons, later co-signed by thirty-four others.
  • October 1 » The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is established.
  • November 23 » The Cocos Islands are transferred from the control of the United Kingdom to that of Australia.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1957 » Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, English general and politician, 16th Governor General of Canada (b. 1874)
• 1957 » Arturo Toscanini, Italian cellist and conductor (b. 1867)
• 1959 » Phan Khôi, Vietnamese journalist and author (b. 1887)
• 1960 » Arthur Darby, English rugby player (b. 1876)
• 1961 » Max Schöne, German swimmer (b. 1880)
• 1962 » Frank Hurley, Australian photographer, director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1885)