Genealogische gegevens uit Noord-Oost Overijssel » Theodor Farwick (1879-1917)

Day of marriage October 27, 1910

• The temperature on October 27, 1910 was between 3.0 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (31%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1910: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
  • April 16 » The oldest existing indoor ice hockey arena still used for the sport in the 21st century, Boston Arena, opens for the first time.
  • June 17 » Aurel Vlaicu pilots an A. Vlaicu nr. 1 on its first flight.
  • June 25 » Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird is premiered in Paris, bringing him to prominence as a composer.
  • October 11 » Piloted by Arch Hoxsey, Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. president to fly in an airplane.
  • October 14 » English aviator Claude Grahame-White lands his aircraft on Executive Avenue near the White House in Washington, D.C.
  • November 21 » Sailors on board Brazil's warships including the Minas Gerais, São Paulo, and Bahia, violently rebel in what is now known as the Revolta da Chibata (Revolt of the Lash).

Day of death December 2, 1917

• The average temperature on December 2, 1917 was 3.4 °C. There was 5.5 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
  • March 1 » The Zimmermann Telegram is reprinted in newspapers across the United States after the U.S. government releases its unencrypted text.
  • June 4 » The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded: Laura E. Richards, Maude H. Elliott, and Florence Hall receive the first Pulitzer for biography (for Julia Ward Howe). Jean Jules Jusserand receives the first Pulitzer for history for his work With Americans of Past and Present Days. Herbert B. Swope receives the first Pulitzer for journalism for his work for the New York World.
  • July 31 » World War I: The Battle of Passchendaele begins near Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium.
  • October 12 » World War I: The First Battle of Passchendaele takes place resulting in the largest single-day loss of life in New Zealand history.
  • November 2 » The Balfour Declaration proclaims British support for the "establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people" with the clear understanding "that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities".
  • December 7 » World War I: The United States declares war on Austria-Hungary.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1899 » Gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general and politician, 1st Governor of Bulacan (b. 1875)
• 1918 » Edmond Rostand, French poet and playwright (b. 1868)
• 1924 » Kazimieras Būga, Lithuanian linguist and philologist (b. 1879)
• 1927 » Paul Heinrich von Groth, German scientist who systematically classified minerals and founded the journal Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie (b. 1843)
• 1931 » Vincent d'Indy, French composer and educator (b. 1851)
• 1936 » John Ringling, American businessman, co-founded Ringling Brothers Circus (b. 1866)