Genealogy Pot en Smit » NEELTJE BOTTENBERG (1860-1943)

Day of marriage December 31, 1879

• The temperature on December 31, 1879 was about 6.9 °C. There was 14 mm of rain. The air pressure was 19 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
• 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 1879: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • January 25 » The Bulgarian National Bank is founded.
  • March 23 » War of the Pacific: The Battle of Topáter, the first battle of the war is fought between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia and Peru.
  • April 5 » Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
  • April 23 » Fire burns down the second main building and dome of the University of Notre Dame, which prompts the construction of the third, and current, Main Building with its golden dome.
  • July 1 » Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower.
  • December 31 » Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time, in Menlo Park, New Jersey.

Day of death July 10, 1943

• The temperature on July 10, 1943 was between 10.6 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
  • April 8 » U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in an attempt to check inflation, freezes wages and prices, prohibits workers from changing jobs unless the war effort would be aided thereby, and bars rate increases by common carriers and public utilities.
  • April 30 » World War II: The British submarine HMSSeraph surfaces near Huelva to cast adrift a dead man dressed as a courier and carrying false invasion plans.
  • May 16 » The Holocaust: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends.
  • July 11 » World War II: Allied invasion of Sicily: German and Italian troops launch a counter-attack on Allied forces in Sicily.
  • August 2 » World War II: The Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri and sinks. Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U.S. president, saves all but two of his crew.
  • October 1 » World War II: After the Four Days of Naples, Allied troops enter the city.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1941 » Huntley Wright, English actor (b. 1868)
• 1941 » Jelly Roll Morton, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1890)
• 1950 » Richard Maury, American-Argentinian engineer (b. 1882)
• 1952 » Rued Langgaard, Danish organist and composer (b. 1893)
• 1954 » Calogero Vizzini, Italian mob boss (b. 1877)
• 1956 » Joe Giard, American baseball player (b. 1898)