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Notes about Walter Ernest RITCHIE

RITCHIE, Walter Ernest (Wal) - March 24, 1913 to July 14, 2002. Passed away peacefully in Sydney. Dear husband of Lola and formerly Gwen (dec.), dearly loved dad of Jenny Dewis and Doug Ritchie, father-in-law and friend of Alan, loved grandfather of Mark and Katrina Dewis, Phillip and Marcella Dewis and Sally and Richard Partridge, fond great grandfather of all their children. Third son of the late Alexander (Dodd) and Lillian Ritchie (of East Devonport), brother `Boy' to Pearl, Fred, Bill, Marg (all dec.) and Allan, Uncle Boy to all his nieces and nephews. "See you at the next session."

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Historical events

Birthday March 24, 1913

  • The temperature on March 24, 1913 was between 2.8 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • 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 1913: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
    • January 3 » An Atlantic coast storm sets the lowest confirmed barometric pressure reading for a non-tropical system in the continental United States.
    • February 2 » Grand Central Terminal is opened in New York City.
    • March 31 » The Vienna Concert Society rioted during a performance of modernist music by Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Alexander von Zemlinsky, and Anton von Webern, causing a premature end to the concert due to violence; this concert became known as the Skandalkonzert.
    • July 12 » Serbian forces begin their siege of the Bulgarian city of Vidin; the siege is later called off when the war ends.
    • August 16 » Completion of the Royal Navy battlecruiser HMSQueen Mary.
    • August 16 » Tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tohoku University) becomes the first university in Japan to admit female students.

Day of death July 14, 2002

  • The temperature on July 14, 2002 was between 15.7 °C and 23.0 °C and averaged 18.8 °C. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (39%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2002: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.1 million citizens.
    • February 22 » Angolan political and rebel leader Jonas Savimbi is killed in a military ambush.
    • March 1 » U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins in eastern Afghanistan.
    • July 2 » Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon.
    • September 10 » Switzerland, traditionally a neutral country, becomes a full member of the United Nations.
    • October 31 » A federal grand jury in Houston, Texas indicts former Enron chief financial officer Andrew Fastow on 78 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice related to the collapse of his ex-employer.
    • November 13 » Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq agrees to the terms of the UN Security Council Resolution 1441.


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