Genealogy Pot en Smit » JAN VEDER (1886-1939)

Day of marriage October 14, 1908

• The temperature on October 14, 1908 was between 8.2 °C and 18.2 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
  • January 13 » The Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania kills 171 people.
  • February 1 » Lisbon Regicide: King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in Lisbon.
  • May 26 » The first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East was made at Masjed Soleyman in southwest Persia. The rights to the resource were quickly acquired by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
  • October 1 » Ford Model T automobiles are offered for sale at a price of US$825.
  • November 25 » A fire breaks out on SSSardinia as it leaves Malta's Grand Harbour, resulting in the ship's grounding and the deaths of at least 118 people.
  • November 28 » A mine explosion in Marianna, Pennsylvania, kills 154 men, leaving only one survivor.

Day of death November 15, 1939

• The temperature on November 15, 1939 was between 6.9 °C and 11.1 °C and averaged 9.1 °C. There was 9.4 mm of rain during 4.5 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
  • May 3 » The All India Forward Bloc is formed by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
  • July 6 » Anti-Jewish legislation in prewar Nazi Germany closes the last remaining Jewish enterprises.
  • September 3 » World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allies.
  • September 3 » World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a naval blockade of Germany that lasts until the end of the war. This also marks the beginning of the Battle of the Atlantic.
  • September 6 » World War II: South Africa declares war on Nazi Germany.
  • December 2 » New York City's LaGuardia Airport opens.

Day of burial November 18, 1939

• The temperature on November 18, 1939 was between 5.4 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 9.3 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
  • February 28 » The erroneous word "dord" is discovered in the Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, prompting an investigation.
  • April 10 » Alcoholics Anonymous, A.A.'s "Big Book", is first published.
  • September 9 » World War II: The Battle of Hel begins, the longest-defended pocket of Polish Army resistance during the German invasion of Poland.
  • September 22 » World War II: A joint German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk is held to celebrate the successful invasion of Poland.
  • October 14 » World War II: The German submarineU-47 sinks the British battleship HMSRoyal Oak within her harbour at Scapa Flow, Scotland.
  • December 13 » World War II: Battle of the River Plate: Captain Hans Langsdorff of the German Deutschland-class cruiser (pocket battleship) Admiral Graf Spee engages with Royal Navy cruisers HMSExeter, HMSAjax and HMSAchilles.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1941 » Wal Handley, English motorcycle racer (b. 1902)
• 1945 » Frank Chapman, American ornithologist and photographer (b. 1864)
• 1949 » Narayan Apte, Indian activist, assassin of Mahatma Gandhi (b. 1911)
• 1949 » Nathuram Godse, Indian assassin of Mahatma Gandhi (b. 1910)
• 1951 » Frank Weston Benson, American painter and educator (b. 1862)
• 1954 » Lionel Barrymore, American actor, singer, director, and screenwriter (b. 1878)