Genealogy Van Raam » Suzanna Sjouerman (1907-)

Birthday April 19, 1907

• The temperature on April 19, 1907 was between 0.9 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (16%). 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
  • June 14 » The National Association for Women's Suffrage succeeds in getting Norwegian women the right to vote in parliamentary elections.
  • August 3 » Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal.
  • September 7 » Cunard Line's RMSLusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
  • October 27 » Fifteen people are killed in Hungary when a gunman opens fire on a crowd gathered at a church consecration.
  • November 16 » Cunard Line's RMSMauretania, sister ship of RMSLusitania, sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
  • December 17 » Ugyen Wangchuck is crowned first King of Bhutan.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1902 » Veniamin Kaverin, Russian author and screenwriter († 1989)
• 1903 » Eliot Ness, American law enforcement agent († 1957)
• 1907 » Alan Wheatley, English actor († 1991)
• 1908 » Irena Eichlerówna, Polish actress († 1990)
• 1912 » Glenn T. Seaborg, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1999)
• 1913 » Ken Carpenter, American discus thrower and coach († 1984)