Genealogy John van Hemert » Jenneke Poulina Nieuwkoop (1913-)

Birthday October 30, 1913

• The temperature on October 30, 1913 was between 8.4 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (38%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1913: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
  • January 18 » First Balkan War: A Greek flotilla defeats the Ottoman Navy in the Naval Battle of Lemnos, securing the islands of the Northern Aegean Sea for Greece.
  • March 3 » Thousands of women march in the Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C.
  • March 4 » The United States Department of Labor is formed.
  • April 8 » The 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution, requiring direct election of Senators, becomes law.
  • October 31 » The Indianapolis Streetcar Strike and subsequent riot begins.
  • December 14 » Haruna, the fourth and last Kongō-class ship, launches, eventually becoming one of the Japanese workhorses during World War I and World War II.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1911 » Ruth Hussey, American actress († 2005)
• 1914 » Anna Wing, English actress († 2013)
• 1914 » Leabua Jonathan, Basotho lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Lesotho († 1987)
• 1914 » Richard E. Holz, American minister and composer († 1986)
• 1915 » Fred W. Friendly, American journalist and producer († 1998)
• 1915 » Jane Randolph, American-Swiss actress and singer († 2009)