Genealogy Van der Straaten » Johannes Koppens (1887-1970)

Day of marriage February 26, 1916

• The temperature on February 26, 1916 was between -1.8 and 4.5 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 1916: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
  • January 29 » World War I: Paris is first bombed by German zeppelins.
  • February 25 » In the Battle of Verdun, a German unit captures Fort Douaumont, keystone of the French defences, without a fight.
  • April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Verdun: German forces launch their third offensive of the battle.
  • April 25 » Anzac Day is commemorated for the first time on the first anniversary of the landing at ANZAC Cove.
  • June 5 » World War I: The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire breaks out.
  • July 22 » Preparedness Day Bombing: In San Francisco, a bomb explodes on Market Street during a parade, killing ten and injuring 40.

Day of death October 25, 1970

• The temperature on October 25, 1970 was between 10.5 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 11.3 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1970: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.0 million citizens.
  • February 18 » The Chicago Seven are found not guilty of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
  • June 21 » Penn Central declares Section 77 bankruptcy in what was the largest U.S. corporate bankruptcy to date.
  • July 8 » Richard Nixon delivers a special congressional message enunciating Native American self-determination as official US Indian policy, leading to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975.
  • November 10 » Vietnam War: Vietnamization: For the first time in five years, an entire week ends with no reports of American combat fatalities in Southeast Asia.
  • December 17 » Polish protests: In Gdynia, soldiers fire at workers emerging from trains, killing dozens.
  • December 21 » First flight of F-14 multi-role combat aircraft.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1967 » Margaret Ayer Barnes, American author and playwright (b. 1886)
• 1969 » Ellinor Aiki, Estonian painter (b. 1893)
• 1970 » Ülo Sooster, Estonian painter (b. 1924)
• 1971 » Mikhail Yangel, Soviet missile designer (b. 1911)
• 1972 » Johnny Mantz, American race car driver (b. 1918)
• 1973 » Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian runner (b. 1932)