Genealogy Witte » Engel Mathilda Witte (1882-1962)

Christening day October 25, 1882

• The temperature on October 25, 1882 was about 7.9 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. 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 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 1882: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • March 4 » Britain's first electric trams run in east London.
  • July 11 » The British Mediterranean Fleet begins the Bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt as part of the Anglo-Egyptian War.
  • July 26 » The Republic of Stellaland is founded in Southern Africa.
  • September 5 » The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City.
  • September 13 » Anglo-Egyptian War: The Battle of Tel el-Kebir is fought.
  • October 16 » The Nickel Plate Railroad opens for business.

Day of death June 2, 1962

• The temperature on June 2, 1962 was between 1.5 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (46%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1962: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
  • February 16 » Flooding in the coastal areas of West Germany kills 315 and destroys the homes of about 60,000 people.
  • March 16 » A Flying Tiger Line Super Constellation disappears in the western Pacific Ocean, with all 107 aboard missing and presumed dead.
  • July 13 » In an unprecedented action, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan dismisses seven members of his Cabinet, marking the effective end of the National Liberals as a distinct force within British politics.
  • August 6 » Jamaica becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
  • September 15 » The Soviet ship Poltava heads toward Cuba, one of the events that sets into motion the Cuban Missile Crisis.
  • December 13 » NASA launches Relay 1, the first active repeater communications satellite in orbit.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1956 » Jean Hersholt, Danish-American actor and director (b. 1886)
• 1959 » Lyda Borelli, Italian actress (b. 1884)
• 1961 » George S. Kaufman, American director, producer, and playwright (b. 1889)
• 1962 » Vita Sackville-West, English author and poet (b. 1892)
• 1967 » Benno Ohnesorg, German student and activist (b. 1940)
• 1968 » André Mathieu, Canadian pianist and composer (b. 1929)