Dick Nijborg's genealogical file » Derk Nieborg (1902-1947)

Day of marriage April 8, 1922

• The temperature on April 8, 1922 was between 1.7 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged 3.3 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 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 Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1922: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.0 million citizens.
  • February 27 » A challenge to the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, allowing women the right to vote, is rebuffed by the Supreme Court of the United States in Leser v. Garnett.
  • February 28 » The United Kingdom ends its protectorate over Egypt through a Unilateral Declaration of Independence.
  • April 3 » Joseph Stalin becomes the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
  • September 30 » The University of Alabama opens the American football season with a 110–0 victory over the Marion Military Institute, which still stands as Alabama's record for largest margin of victory and as their only 100 point game.
  • October 27 » A referendum in Rhodesia rejects the country's annexation to the South African Union.
  • November 15 » At least 300 are massacred during a general strike in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Day of death October 31, 1947

• The temperature on October 31, 1947 was between 1.9 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
  • January 6 » Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to offer a round-the-world ticket.
  • February 18 » First Indochina War: The French gain complete control of Hanoi after forcing the Viet Minh to withdraw to mountains.
  • February 28 » February 28 Incident: In Taiwan, civil disorder is put down with the loss of an estimated 30,000 civilians.
  • May 3 » New post-war Japanese constitution goes into effect.
  • June 5 » Cold War: Marshall Plan: In a speech at Harvard University, the United States Secretary of State George Marshall calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe.
  • October 20 » The House Un-American Activities Committee begins its investigation into Communist infiltration of the Hollywood film industry, resulting in a blacklist that prevents some from working in the industry for years.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1931 » Octave Uzanne, French journalist and author (b. 1851)
• 1939 » Otto Rank, Austrian psychologist, author, and educator (b. 1884)
• 1952 » Chit Hlaing, Burmese lawyer and politician (b. 1879)
• 1959 » Jean Cabannes, French physicist and academic (b. 1885)
• 1960 » H. L. Davis, American author and poet (b. 1894)
• 1962 » Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion, French astronomer (b. 1877)