Genealogy Van Tunen » Wilhelmus Jacobus de Koning (1923-)

Birthday June 12, 1923

• The temperature on June 12, 1923 was between 5.5 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 11.8 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
  • February 10 » Texas Tech University is founded as Texas Technological College in Lubbock, Texas
  • April 28 » Wembley Stadium is opened, named initially as the Empire Stadium.
  • June 27 » Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH.4B biplane.
  • September 7 » The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) is formed.
  • September 26 » The German government accepts the occupation of the Ruhr.
  • October 6 » The Turkish National Movement enters Constantinople.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1921 » Christopher Derrick, English author, critic, and academic († 2007)
• 1921 » James Archibald Houston, Canadian author and illustrator († 2005)
• 1921 » Luis García Berlanga, Spanish director and screenwriter († 2010)
• 1922 » Margherita Hack, Italian astrophysicist and author († 2013)
• 1924 » George H. W. Bush, American lieutenant and politician, 41st President of the United States († 2018)
• 1924 » Grete Dollitz, German-American guitarist and radio host († 2013)