Genealogy Slot » Jan Engberts (1908-)

Birthday September 26, 1908

• The temperature on September 26, 1908 was between 9.5 °C and 16.8 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 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 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 21 » New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
  • July 1 » SOS is adopted as the international distress signal.
  • August 17 » Fantasmagorie, the first animated cartoon, created by Émile Cohl, is shown in Paris, France.
  • September 16 » The General Motors Corporation is founded.
  • November 7 » Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are reportedly killed in San Vicente Canton, Bolivia.
  • December 28 » The 7.1 M_w  Messina earthquake shakes Southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 75,000 and 200,000.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1905 » Millito Navarro, Puerto Rican baseball player († 2011)
• 1907 » Anthony Blunt, English historian and spy († 1983)
• 1907 » Bep van Klaveren, Dutch boxer († 1992)
• 1907 » Shug Fisher, American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and comedian († 1984)
• 1909 » A. P. Hamann, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician († 1977)
• 1909 » Bill France, Sr., American race car driver, founded NASCAR († 1992)