Genealogy Pot en Smit » ADRIANA den HARTOG (1873-1954)

Day of marriage August 14, 1913

• The temperature on August 14, 1913 was between 10.6 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (14%). 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• 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 1913: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
  • February 20 » King O'Malley drives in the first survey peg to mark commencement of work on the construction of Canberra.
  • March 12 » The future capital of Australia is officially named Canberra.
  • May 29 » Igor Stravinsky's ballet score The Rite of Spring receives its premiere performance in Paris, France, provoking a riot.
  • July 3 » Confederate veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913 reenact Pickett's Charge; upon reaching the high-water mark of the Confederacy they are met by the outstretched hands of friendship from Union survivors.
  • July 31 » The Balkan States sign an armistice in Bucharest.
  • December 24 » The Italian Hall disaster in Calumet, Michigan results in the deaths of 73 Christmas party participants (including 59 children) when someone falsely yells "fire".

Day of death November 21, 1954

• The temperature on November 21, 1954 was between -4.0 °C and 1.2 °C and averaged -1.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (60%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1954: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.6 million citizens.
  • March 13 » The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ begins with an artillery barrage by Viet Minh forces under Võ Nguyên Giáp; Viet Minh victory lead to the end of the First Indochina War and French withdrawal from Vietnam.
  • April 22 » Red Scare: Witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the Army–McCarthy hearings begins.
  • May 13 » The anti-National Service Riots, by Chinese middle school students in Singapore, take place.
  • September 3 » The People's Liberation Army begins shelling the Republic of China-controlled islands of Quemoy, starting the First Taiwan Strait Crisis.
  • September 17 » The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding is first published.
  • October 27 » Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. becomes the first African-American general in the United States Air Force.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1947 » William McCormack, Australian politician, 22nd Premier of Queensland (b. 1879)
• 1953 » Felice Bonetto, Italian race car driver (b. 1903)
• 1953 » Larry Shields, American clarinet player and composer (b. 1893)
• 1957 » Francis Burton Harrison, American general and politician, 6th Governor-General of the Philippines (b. 1873)
• 1958 » Mel Ott, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster (b. 1909)
• 1959 » Max Baer, American boxer, referee, and actor (b. 1909)