The temperature on September 15, 1876 was about 13.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. Source: KNMI
From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
January 15 » The first newspaper in Afrikaans, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, is published in Paarl.
February 14 » Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray.
June 17 » American Indian Wars: Battle of the Rosebud: 1,500 Sioux and Cheyenne led by Crazy Horse beat back General George Crook's forces at Rosebud Creek in Montana Territory.
August 1 » Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state.
November 17 » Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Slavonic March" is given its premiere performance in Moscow, Russia.
December 29 » The Ashtabula River railroad disaster occurs, leaving 64 injured and 92 dead at Ashtabula, Ohio.
Day of death January 29, 1942
The temperature on January 29, 1942 was between -4.1 °C and 2.1 °C and averaged -0.5 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
January 1 » The Declaration by United Nations is signed by twenty-six nations.
February 15 » World War II: Fall of Singapore. Following an assault by Japanese forces, the British General Arthur Percival surrenders. About 80,000 Indian, United Kingdom and Australian soldiers become prisoners of war, the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history.
June 8 » World War II: The Japanese imperial submarines I-21 and I-24 shell the Australian cities of Sydney and Newcastle.
July 18 » World War II: During the Beisfjord massacre in Norway, 15 Norwegian paramilitary guards help members of the SS to kill 288 political prisoners from Yugoslavia.
November 26 » Casablanca, the movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premieres in New York City.
December 15 » World War II: The Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign.
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin: Gertjan Veldhuizen, "Genealogy Joannes van Velthuijsen (Oorsprong Culemborg, 't Goy, Houten, Schalkwijk, Werkhoven, Bunnik & Vechten, Tull en 't Waal, Jutphaas en Utrecht)", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/genealogie-joannes-van-velthuijsen/I4395.php : accessed May 1, 2024), "Thomas Cornelis van Velthuijsen (1876-1942)".
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