Genealogy Van Raam » Simon Rabbie (1896-1943)

Day of marriage November 2, 1921

• The temperature on November 2, 1921 was between 2.1 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1921: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
  • January 16 » The Marxist Left in Slovakia and the Transcarpathian Ukraine holds its founding congress in Ľubochňa.
  • February 12 » Bolsheviks launch a revolt in Georgia as a preliminary to the Red Army invasion of Georgia.
  • February 21 » Constituent Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Georgia adopts the country's first constitution.
  • April 2 » The Autonomous Government of Khorasan, a military government encompassing the modern state of Iran, is established.
  • July 2 » World War I: U.S. President Warren G. Harding signs the Knox–Porter Resolution formally ending the war between the United States and Germany.
  • September 5 » Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle party in San Francisco ends with the death of the young actress Virginia Rappe: One of the first scandals of the Hollywood community.

Day of death August 31, 1943

• The temperature on August 31, 1943 was between 10.9 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
  • June 25 » The left-wing German Jewish exile Arthur Goldstein is murdered in Auschwitz.
  • July 5 » World War II: German forces begin a massive offensive against the Soviet Union at the Battle of Kursk, also known as Operation Citadel.
  • September 8 » World War II: The O.B.S. (German General Headquarters for the Mediterranean zone) is attacked in an air raid on Frascati.
  • October 19 » The cargo vessel Sinfra is attacked by Allied aircraft at Crete and sunk. 2,098 Italian prisoners of war drown with it.
  • November 3 » World War II: Five hundred aircraft of the U.S. 8th Air Force devastate Wilhelmshaven harbor in Germany.
  • November 24 » World War II: At the battle of Makin the USSLiscome Bay is torpedoed near Tarawa and sinks, killing 650 men.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1937 » Ruth Baldwin, British socialite (b. 1905)
• 1940 » Georges Gauthier, Canadian archbishop (b. 1871)
• 1941 » Marina Tsvetaeva, Russian poet and author (b. 1892)
• 1941 » Thomas Bavin, New Zealand-Australian politician, 24th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1874)
• 1948 » Andrei Zhdanov, Russian civil servant and politician (b. 1896)
• 1951 » Paul Demel, Czech actor (b. 1903)