Parentele of Geurt Jacobs » Wichert van den Hoorn (1881-1968)

Day of marriage March 30, 1906

• The temperature on March 30, 1906 was between -1.3 °C and 5.6 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
  • April 18 » An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California.
  • May 2 » Closing ceremony of the Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece.
  • June 26 » The first Grand Prix motor race is held at Le Mans.
  • August 13 » The all black infantrymen of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Regiment are accused of killing a white bartender and wounding a white police officer in Brownsville, Texas, despite exculpatory evidence; all are later dishonorably discharged. (Their records were later restored to reflect honorable discharges but there were no financial settlements.)
  • September 12 » The Newport Transporter Bridge is opened in Newport, South Wales by Viscount Tredegar.
  • December 24 » Radio: Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech.

Day of death September 28, 1968

• The temperature on September 28, 1968 was between 9.9 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (28%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1968: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.7 million citizens.
  • January 24 » Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force launches Operation Coburg against the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong during wider fighting around Long Bình and Biên Hòa.
  • February 16 » In Haleyville, Alabama, the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system goes into service.
  • July 8 » The Chrysler wildcat strike begins in Detroit, Michigan.
  • August 28 » The police rioted during the Democratic National Convention, beating up anti-war protesters, peaceful demonstrators, innocent bystanders, and members of the press.
  • September 11 » Air France Flight 1611 crashes off Nice, France, killing 89 passengers and six crew.
  • October 12 » Equatorial Guinea becomes independent from Spain.

Day of burial October 2, 1968

• The temperature on October 2, 1968 was between 13.2 °C and 15.0 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 8.8 mm of rain during 15.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1968: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.7 million citizens.
  • January 30 » Vietnam War: Tet Offensive launch by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army against South Vietnam, the United States, and their allies.
  • April 4 » Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
  • April 20 » English politician Enoch Powell makes his controversial "Rivers of Blood" speech.
  • September 2 » Operation OAU begins during the Nigerian Civil War.
  • October 16 » Tommie Smith and John Carlos are ejected from the US Olympic team for participating in the Olympics Black Power salute.
  • October 26 » Soviet cosmonaut Georgy Beregovoy pilots Soyuz 3 into space for a four-day mission.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1959 » Rudolf Caracciola, German race car driver (b. 1901)
• 1962 » Roger Nimier, French soldier and author (b. 1925)
• 1964 » Harpo Marx, American comedian, actor, and singer (b. 1888)
• 1966 » André Breton, French author and poet (b. 1896)
• 1970 » Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egyptian colonel and politician, 2nd President of Egypt (b. 1918)
• 1970 » John Dos Passos, American novelist, poet, essayist, and playwright (b. 1896)