Genealogy Van den Berg-Van Doorn » Huberdina Gerarda Barbara Gijsbers (1914-)

Birthday August 24, 1914

• The temperature on August 24, 1914 was between 16.3 °C and 26.8 °C and averaged 20.6 °C. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 1914: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
  • January 9 » The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity is founded by African-American students at Howard University in Washington D.C., United States.
  • May 30 » The new, and then the largest, Cunard ocean liner RMSAquitania, 45,647 tons, sets sails on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
  • September 1 » The last known passenger pigeon, a female named Martha, dies in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo.
  • October 9 » World War I: The Siege of Antwerp comes to an end.
  • November 5 » World War I: France and the British Empire declare war on the Ottoman Empire.
  • November 15 » Harry Turner becomes the first player to die from game-related injuries in the "Ohio League", the direct predecessor to the National Football League.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1911 » Durward Kirby, American television host and announcer († 2000)
• 1913 » Charles Snead Houston, American physician and mountaineer († 2009)
• 1915 » James Tiptree, Jr., American psychologist and author († 1987)
• 1915 » Wynonie Harris, American singer and guitarist († 1969)
• 1917 » Dennis James, American game show host († 1997)
• 1918 » Sikander Bakht, Indian field hockey player and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs († 2004)