Genealogy Lemckert » Johannes Cornelis van Spronsen (1916-> 1978)

Birthday June 4, 1916

• The temperature on June 4, 1916 was between 2.7 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 5.8 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 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 1916: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
  • February 3 » The Centre Block of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada burns down with the loss of 7 lives.
  • February 24 » The Governor-General of Korea establishes a clinic called Jahyewon in Sorokdo to segregate Hansen's disease patients.
  • April 29 » Easter Rising: After six days of fighting, Irish rebel leaders surrender to British forces in Dublin, bringing the Easter Rising to an end.
  • June 15 » United States President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America, making them the only American youth organization with a federal charter.
  • October 27 » Negus Mikael, marching on the Ethiopian capital in support of his son Emperor Iyasu V, is defeated by Fitawrari abte Giyorgis, securing the throne for Empress Zewditu I.
  • November 18 » World War I: First Battle of the Somme: In France, British Expeditionary Force commander Douglas Haig calls off the battle which started on July 1, 1916.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1915 » Modibo Keïta, Malian educator and politician, 1st President of Mali († 1977)
• 1915 » Nils Kihlberg, Swedish actor, singer, and director († 1965)
• 1915 » Walter Hadlee, New Zealand cricketer († 2006)
• 1916 » Fernand Leduc, Canadian painter († 2014)
• 1916 » Robert F. Furchgott, American biochemist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 2009)
• 1917 » Robert Merrill, American actor and singer († 2004)