Genealogy Slot » Hilligje de Jong (1863-1951)

Day of marriage September 19, 1885

• The temperature on September 19, 1885 was about 15.3 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
• In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • January 17 » A British force defeats a large Dervish army at the Battle of Abu Klea in the Sudan.
  • May 1 » The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business.
  • July 6 » Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
  • August 29 » Gottlieb Daimler patents the world's first internal combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen.
  • September 2 » Rock Springs massacre: In Rock Springs, Wyoming, 150 white miners, who are struggling to unionize so they could strike for better wages and work conditions, attack their Chinese fellow workers killing 28, wounding 15 and forcing several hundred more out of town.
  • December 22 » Itō Hirobumi, a samurai, became the first Prime Minister of Japan.

Day of death January 12, 1951

• The temperature on January 12, 1951 was between 2.0 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (65%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In The Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1951: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.2 million citizens.
  • February 6 » The Broker, a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train derails near Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. The accident kills 85 people and injures over 500 more. The wreck is one of the worst rail disasters in American history.
  • February 25 » The first Pan American Games are officially opened in Buenos Aires by Argentine President Juan Perón.
  • March 7 » Korean War: Operation Ripper: United Nations troops led by General Matthew Ridgway begin an assault against Chinese forces.
  • March 20 » Fujiyoshida, a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, in the center of the Japanese main island of Honshū is founded.
  • May 14 » Trains run on the Talyllyn Railway in Wales for the first time since preservation, making it the first railway in the world to be operated by volunteers.
  • July 16 » King Leopold III of Belgium abdicates in favor of his son, Baudouin I of Belgium.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1940 » Edward Smith, English lieutenant, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1898)
• 1940 » Ralph Hitz, Austrian-American hotelier (b. 1891)
• 1943 » Jan Campert, Dutch journalist and critic (b. 1902)
• 1944 » Lance C. Wade, American commander and pilot (b. 1915)
• 1958 » Charles Hatfield, American meteorologist (b. 1875)
• 1960 » Nevil Shute, English engineer and author (b. 1899)