Genealogy Visser, van der Horst, Baas, van Steenis » Abram Visser (1890-1966)

Day of marriage September 19, 1914

• The temperature on September 19, 1914 was between 8.8 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 8.7 mm of rain. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
  • March 7 » Prince William of Wied arrives in Albania to begin his reign as King.
  • May 30 » The new, and then the largest, Cunard ocean liner RMSAquitania, 45,647 tons, sets sails on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
  • August 9 » Start of the Battle of Mulhouse, part of a French attempt to recover the province of Alsace and the first French offensive of World War I.
  • November 1 » World War I: The Australian Imperial Force (AIF) departed by ship in a single convoy from Albany, Western Australia bound for Egypt.
  • November 7 » The German colony of Kiaochow Bay and its centre at Tsingtao are captured by Japanese forces.
  • December 23 » World War I: Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in Cairo, Egypt.

Day of death July 11, 1966

• The temperature on July 11, 1966 was between 8.7 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 5.1 mm of rain during 4.6 hours. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (13%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1966: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.4 million citizens.
  • January 12 » Lyndon B. Johnson states that the United States should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there is ended.
  • March 8 » Nelson's Pillar in Dublin, Ireland, destroyed by a bomb.
  • September 6 » Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, the architect of apartheid, is stabbed to death in Cape Town, South Africa during a parliamentary meeting.
  • September 9 » The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act is signed into law by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.
  • October 14 » The city of Montreal begins the operation of its underground Montreal Metro rapid transit system.
  • November 28 » Michel Micombero overthrows the monarchy of Burundi and makes himself the first president.

Day of burial July 14, 1966

• The temperature on July 14, 1966 was between 10.2 °C and 16.8 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 5.0 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (44%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1966: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.4 million citizens.
  • January 31 » The Soviet Union launches the unmanned Luna 9 spacecraft as part of the Luna program.
  • February 3 » The Soviet Union's Luna 9 becomes the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon, and the first spacecraft to take pictures from the surface of the Moon.
  • July 8 » King Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng of Burundi is deposed by his son Prince Charles Ndizi.
  • August 26 » The South African Border War starts with the battle at Omugulugwombashe.
  • October 17 » The 23rd Street Fire in New York City kills 12 firefighters.
  • November 2 » The Cuban Adjustment Act comes into force, allowing 123,000 Cubans the opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the United States.

Source: Wikipedia

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