Parentele of Geurt Jacobs » Gerritje de Boer (1903-1997)

Day of marriage November 6, 1925

• The temperature on November 6, 1925 was between 2.8 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 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 Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1925: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
  • February 15 » The 1925 serum run to Nome: The second delivery of serum arrives in Nome, Alaska.
  • July 21 » Malcolm Campbell becomes the first man to exceed 150mph (241km/h) on land. At Pendine Sands in Wales, he drives Sunbeam 350HP built by Sunbeam at a two-way average speed of 150.33mph (242km/h).
  • July 25 » Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS) is established.
  • August 5 » Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language that is at the time in danger of dying out.
  • August 9 » A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India.
  • December 11 » Roman Catholic papal encyclical Quas primas introduces the Feast of Christ the King.

Day of death May 7, 1997

• The temperature on May 7, 1997 was between -0.4 °C and 10.3 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 11.1 hours of sunshine (73%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1997: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.6 million citizens.
  • April 18 » The Red River flood begins and soon overwhelms the city of Grand Forks, North Dakota. Fire breaks out and spreads in downtown Grand Forks, but high water levels hamper efforts to reach the fire, leading to the destruction of 11 buildings.
  • May 19 » The Sierra Gorda biosphere, the most ecologically diverse region in Mexico, is established as a result of grassroots efforts.
  • June 25 » The National Hockey League approved expansion franchises for Nashville (1998), Atlanta (1999), Columbus (2000), and Minneapolis-Saint Paul (2000).
  • September 11 » After a nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a devolved parliament within the United Kingdom.
  • November 10 » WorldCom and MCI Communications announce a $37 billion merger (the largest merger in US history at the time).
  • November 27 » Twenty-five people are killed in the second Souhane massacre in Algeria.

Source: Wikipedia

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