genealogie vandersloot » Jan Jacobz Dekker (1877-1938)

Day of marriage October 4, 1906

• The temperature on October 4, 1906 was between 11.3 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 1906: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
  • January 22 » SSValencia runs aground on rocks on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, killing more than 130.
  • February 10 » HMSDreadnought, the first of a revolutionary new breed of battleships is christened and launched by King Edward VII.
  • March 22 » The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris.
  • June 8 » Theodore Roosevelt signs the Antiquities Act into law, authorizing the President to restrict the use of certain parcels of public land with historical or conservation value.
  • September 24 » Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation.
  • September 24 » U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument.

Day of death August 28, 1938

• The temperature on August 28, 1938 was between 9.8 °C and 23.0 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 8.9 hours of sunshine (64%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
  • July 3 » World speed record for a steam locomotive is set in England, by the Mallard, which reaches a speed of 125.88 miles per hour (202.58km/h).
  • July 20 » The United States Department of Justice files suit in New York City against the motion picture industry charging violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act in regards to the studio system. The case would eventually result in a break-up of the industry in 1948.
  • July 28 » Hawaii Clipper disappears between Guam and Manila as the first loss of an airliner in trans-Pacific China Clipper service.
  • September 23 » The Czechoslovak army is mobilized in response to the Munich Agreement.
  • September 30 » Britain, France, Germany and Italy sign the Munich Agreement, whereby Germany annexes the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.
  • October 10 » Abiding by the Munich Agreement, Czechoslovakia completes its withdrawal from the Sudetenland.

Day of burial August 31, 1938

• The temperature on August 31, 1938 was between 6.1 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (23%). 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
  • March 3 » Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia.
  • March 18 » Mexico creates Pemex by expropriating all foreign-owned oil reserves and facilities.
  • March 27 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Taierzhuang begins, resulting several weeks later in the war's first major Chinese victory over Japan.
  • April 25 » U.S. Supreme Court delivers its opinion in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins and overturns a century of federal common law.
  • August 20 » Lou Gehrig hits his 23rd career grand slam, a record that stood for 75 years until it was broken by Alex Rodriguez.
  • December 13 » The Holocaust: The Neuengamme concentration camp opens in the Bergedorf district of Hamburg, Germany.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1919 » Adolf Schmal, Austrian fencer and cyclist (b. 1872)
• 1934 » Edgeworth David, Welsh-Australian geologist and explorer (b. 1858)
• 1937 » George Prendergast, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Victoria (b. 1854)
• 1943 » Boris III of Bulgaria (b. 1894)
• 1943 » Georg Hellat, Estonian architect (b. 1870)
• 1955 » Emmett Till, American murder victim (b. 1941)