Genealogy Van der Weijden / Van der Weide » Anna (Antje) ROBBEMOND (1906-1976)

Day of marriage September 2, 1926

• The temperature on September 2, 1926 was between 16.0 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 18.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1926: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
  • March 15 » The dictator Theodoros Pangalos is elected President of Greece without opposition.
  • April 6 » Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines).
  • April 24 » The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years.
  • May 12 » The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.
  • August 5 » Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.
  • November 11 » The United States Numbered Highway System is established.

Day of death October 6, 1976

• The temperature on October 6, 1976 was between 12.2 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 9.6 mm of rain during 7.7 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1976: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.7 million citizens.
  • January 5 » The Troubles: Gunmen shoot dead ten Protestant civilians after stopping their minibus at Kingsmill in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK, allegedly as retaliation for a string of attacks on Catholic civilians in the area by Loyalists, particularly the killing of six Catholics the night before.
  • February 6 » In testimony before a United States Senate subcommittee, Lockheed Corporation president Carl Kotchian admits that the company had paid out approximately $3 million in bribes to the office of Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka.
  • May 21 » Twenty-nine people are killed in the Yuba City bus disaster in Martinez, California.
  • July 21 » Christopher Ewart-Biggs, the British ambassador to the Republic of Ireland, is assassinated by the Provisional IRA.
  • September 17 » The Space Shuttle Enterprise is unveiled by NASA.
  • December 2 » Fidel Castro becomes President of Cuba, replacing Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1973 » Dick Laan, Dutch actor, screenwriter, and author (b. 1894)
• 1973 » François Cevert, French race car driver (b. 1944)
• 1973 » Sidney Blackmer, American actor (b. 1895)
• 1974 » Helmuth Koinigg, Austrian race car driver (b. 1948)
• 1976 » Gilbert Ryle, English philosopher and author (b. 1900)
• 1978 » Johnny O'Keefe, Australian singer-songwriter (b. 1935)