AlleFriezen te Leeuwarden, BS Geboorte Gemeentebestuur van Leeuwarden, 1811-1941 - Historisch Centrum Leeuwarden, Bron: boe..., Leeuwarden, archief 1002, inventarisnummer 3464, 8 april 1915, Geboorteregister 1915, aktenummer 261
AlleFriezen te Leeuwarden, BS Huwelijk Gemeentebestuur van Leeuwarden, 1942-1971 - Historisch Centrum Leeuwarden, Deel: 536..., Leeuwarden, archief 1003, inventarisnummer 5369, 8 augustus 1944, Huwelijksregister 1944 I, aktenummer 152 I
The temperature on April 8, 1915 was between 2.8 °C and 11.0 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 7.9 hours of sunshine (59%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
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.
January 19 » German strategic bombing during World War I: German zeppelins bomb the towns of Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn in the United Kingdom killing at least 20 people, in the first major aerial bombardment of a civilian target.
January 28 » An act of the U.S. Congress creates the United States Coast Guard as a branch of the United States Armed Forces.
May 24 » World War I: Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary, joining the conflict on the side of the Allies.
June 5 » Denmark amends its constitution to allow women's suffrage.
July 7 » Colombo Town Guard officer Henry Pedris is executed in British Ceylon for allegedly inciting persecution of Muslims.
July 16 » At Treasure Island on the Delaware River in the United States, the First Order of the Arrow ceremony takes place and the Order of the Arrow is founded to honor American Boy Scouts who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law.
Day of marriage August 8, 1944
The temperature on August 8, 1944 was between 13.3 °C and 23.7 °C and averaged 18.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
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.
March 18 » Mount Vesuvius in Italy erupts, killing 26 people, causing thousands to flee their homes, and destroying dozens of Allied bombers.
June 9 » World War II: Ninety-nine civilians are hanged from lampposts and balconies by German troops in Tulle, France, in reprisal for maquisards attacks.
August 7 » IBM dedicates the first program-controlled calculator, the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator (known best as the Harvard Mark I).
September 4 » World War II: The British 11th Armoured Division liberates the Belgian city of Antwerp.
November 16 » World War II: Düren, Germany, is destroyed by Allied bombers.
November 24 » World War II: The 73rd Bombardment Wing launches the first attack on Tokyo from the Northern Mariana Islands.
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