Genealogy Lienemann » Emma Theresa Hellinger Johnson (1887-1972)

Day of marriage February 7, 1909

• The temperature on February 7, 1909 was between -3.5 °C and 2.5 °C and averaged -0.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
  • January 9 » Ernest Shackleton, leading the Nimrod Expedition to the South Pole, plants the British flag 97 nautical miles (180km; 112mi) from the South Pole, the farthest anyone had ever reached at that time.
  • February 22 » The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by USSConnecticut, return to the United States after a voyage around the world.
  • July 16 » Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar is forced out as Shah of Persia and is replaced by his son Ahmad Shah Qajar.
  • August 19 » The first automobile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
  • September 30 » The Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania makes a record-breaking westbound crossing of the Atlantic, that will not be bettered for 20 years.
  • December 4 » The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest surviving professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association.

Day of death August 10, 1945

• The temperature on August 10, 1945 was between 15.9 °C and 19.7 °C and averaged 17.7 °C. There was 17.2 mm of rain during 4.7 hours. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
• In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
  • January 23 » World War II: German admiral Karl Dönitz launches Operation Hannibal.
  • April 30 » World War II: Stalag Luft I prisoner-of-war camp near Barth, Germany is liberated by Soviet soldiers, freeing nearly 9000 American and British airmen.
  • May 1 » World War II: A German newsreader officially announces that Adolf Hitler has "fallen at his command post in the Reich Chancellery fighting to the last breath against Bolshevism and for Germany". The Soviet flag is raised over the Reich Chancellery, by order of Stalin.
  • May 2 » World War II: The Soviet Union announces the fall of Berlin.
  • August 23 » World War II: Soviet–Japanese War: The USSR State Defense Committee issues Decree no. 9898cc "About Receiving, Accommodation, and Labor Utilization of the Japanese Army Prisoners of War".
  • August 30 » The Allied Control Council, governing Germany after World War II, comes into being.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1945 » Robert H. Goddard, American physicist and engineer (b. 1882)
• 1948 » Andrew Brown, Scottish footballer and coach (b. 1870)
• 1948 » Kan'ichi Asakawa, Japanese-American historian, author, and academic (b. 1873)
• 1948 » Montague Summers, English clergyman and author (b. 1880)
• 1949 » Homer Burton Adkins, American chemist (b. 1892)
• 1954 » Robert Adair, American-born British actor (b. 1900)