Genealogy Martin Westra » Kornelis van der Velde (1904-)

Birthday July 30, 1904

• The temperature on July 30, 1904 was between 14.8 °C and 28.2 °C and averaged 21.5 °C. There was 10.2 hours of sunshine (65%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
  • January 7 » The distress signal "CQD" is established only to be replaced two years later by "SOS".
  • January 23 » Ålesund Fire: the Norwegian coastal town Ålesund is devastated by fire, leaving 10,000 people homeless and one person dead. Kaiser Wilhelm II funds the rebuilding of the town in Jugendstil style.
  • February 17 » Madama Butterfly receives its première at La Scala in Milan.
  • February 22 » The United Kingdom sells a meteorological station on the South Orkney Islands to Argentina; the islands are subsequently claimed by the United Kingdom in 1908.
  • May 21 » The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris.
  • October 27 » The first underground New York City Subway line opens, later designated as the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1898 » Henry Moore, English sculptor and illustrator († 1986)
• 1899 » Gerald Moore, English pianist († 1987)
• 1901 » Alfred Lépine, Canadian ice hockey player and coach († 1955)
• 1904 » Salvador Novo, Mexican poet and playwright († 1974)
• 1909 » C. Northcote Parkinson, English historian and author († 1993)
• 1910 » Edgar de Evia, Mexican-American photographer († 2003)