Genealogy Van Eck op Goeree Overflakkee » Lijsje van GENT (1894-1983)

Day of marriage March 22, 1917

• The temperature on March 22, 1917 was between -4.0 and 5.1 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
  • April 12 » World War I: Canadian forces successfully complete the taking of Vimy Ridge from the Germans.
  • June 13 » World War I: The deadliest German air raid on London of the war is carried out by Gotha G.IV bombers and results in 162 deaths, including 46 children, and 432 injuries.
  • July 25 » Sir Robert Borden introduces the first income tax in Canada as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%).
  • October 13 » The "Miracle of the Sun" is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Portugal.
  • November 5 » October Revolution: Lenin calls for the October Revolution.
  • December 15 » World War I: An armistice between Russia and the Central Powers is signed.

Day of death February 10, 1983

• The temperature on February 10, 1983 was between -4.9 °C and -1.8 °C and averaged -3.6 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1983: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.3 million citizens.
  • February 22 » The notorious Broadway flop Moose Murders opens and closes on the same night at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
  • May 20 » First publications of the discovery of the HIV virus that causes AIDS in the journal Science by Luc Montagnier.
  • June 2 » After an emergency landing because of an in-flight fire, twenty-three passengers aboard Air Canada Flight 797 are killed when a flashover occurs as the plane's doors open. Because of this incident, numerous new safety regulations are put in place.
  • September 26 » Australia II wins the America's Cup, ending the New York Yacht Club's 132-year domination of the race.
  • September 26 » Soviet Air Force officer Stanislav Petrov identifies a report of an incoming nuclear missile as a computer error and not an American first strike.
  • December 31 » The AT&T Bell System is broken up by the United States Government.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1975 » Nikos Kavvadias, Greek sailor and poet (b. 1910)
• 1979 » Edvard Kardelj, Slovene general and politician, 2nd Foreign Minister of Yugoslavia (b. 1910)
• 1992 » Alex Haley, American soldier, journalist, and author (b. 1921)
• 1993 » Fred Hollows, New Zealand-Australian ophthalmologist and academic (b. 1929)
• 1995 » Paul Monette, American author, poet, and activist (b. 1945)
• 1997 » Brian Connolly, Scottish musician, lead singer The Sweet (b. 1945)