Genealogy Van Raam » Anna Mossel (1856-1937)

Day of marriage January 8, 1879

• The temperature on January 8, 1879 was about -3.3 °C. The air pressure was 17 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • February 8 » Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.
  • May 26 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state.
  • June 1 » Napoléon Eugène, the last dynastic Bonaparte, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War.
  • August 28 » Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
  • September 18 » The Blackpool Illuminations are switched on for the first time.
  • October 7 » Germany and Austria-Hungary sign the "Twofold Covenant" and create the Dual Alliance.

Day of death June 9, 1937

• The temperature on June 9, 1937 was between 14.0 °C and 23.9 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 12.4 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1937: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
  • April 26 » Spanish Civil War: Guernica, Spain, is bombed by German Luftwaffe.
  • May 27 » In California, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic, creating a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County, California.
  • July 29 » Tōngzhōu Incident: In Tōngzhōu, China, the East Hopei Army attacks Japanese troops and civilians.
  • September 10 » Nine nations attend the Nyon Conference to address international piracy in the Mediterranean Sea.
  • September 25 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Eighth Route Army gains a minor, but morale-boosting victory in the Battle of Pingxingguan.
  • December 16 » Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe attempt to escape from the American federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay; neither is ever seen again.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1923 » Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (b. 1846)
• 1927 » Victoria Woodhull, American activist for women's rights (b. 1838)
• 1929 » Louis Bennison, American stage and silent film actor (b. 1884)
• 1929 » Margaret Lawrence, American stage actress (b. 1889)
• 1942 » František Erben, Czech gymnast (b. 1874)
• 1952 » Adolf Busch, German-Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1891)