Genealogy Pot en Smit » CORNELIS BORSJE (1886-1973)

Day of marriage June 13, 1918

• The temperature on June 13, 1918 was between 8.0 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
  • January 31 » A series of accidental collisions on a misty Scottish night leads to the loss of two Royal Navy submarines with over a hundred lives, and damage to another five British warships.
  • February 3 » The Twin Peaks Tunnel in San Francisco, California begins service as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world at 11,920 feet (3,633 meters) long.
  • March 3 » Russia signs the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, agreeing to withdraw from World War I, and conceding German control of the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine. It also conceded Turkish control of Ardahan, Kars and Batumi.
  • March 25 » The Belarusian People's Republic is established.
  • May 29 » Armenia defeats the Ottoman Army in the Battle of Sardarabad.
  • December 14 » The 1918 United Kingdom general election occurs, the first where women were permitted to vote.

Day of death November 11, 1973

• The temperature on November 11, 1973 was between 4.8 °C and 9.5 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (43%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1973: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.4 million citizens.
  • February 21 » Over the Sinai Desert, Israeli fighter aircraft shoot down Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 jet killing 108 people.
  • April 19 » The Portuguese Socialist Party is founded in the German town of Bad Münstereifel.
  • May 5 » Secretariat wins the 1973 Kentucky Derby in 1:59​⁄₅, an as-yet unbeaten record.
  • May 11 » Citing government misconduct, Daniel Ellsberg's charges for his involvement in releasing the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times are dismissed.
  • June 20 » Aeroméxico Flight 229 crashes on approach to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport, killing all 27 people on board.
  • September 23 » Argentine general election: Juan Perón returns to power in Argentina.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1972 » Berry Oakley, American bass player (b. 1948)
• 1973 » Artturi Ilmari Virtanen, Finnish chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1895)
• 1973 » Richard von Frankenberg, German race car driver and journalist (b. 1922)
• 1974 » Alfonso Leng, Chilean dentist, composer, and academic (b. 1894)
• 1976 » Alexander Calder, American sculptor (b. 1898)
• 1977 » Abraham Sarmiento, Jr., Filipino journalist and activist (b. 1950)