Kennedy Family Tree » Douglas Ralph Jenner (1917-1993)

Birthday May 18, 1917

• The temperature on May 18, 1917 was between 11.5 °C and 25.2 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 6.9 mm of rain. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (30%). 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 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
  • April 2 » World War I: United States President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
  • April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
  • July 28 » The Silent Parade took place in New York City, in protest to murders, lynchings, and other violence directed towards African Americans.
  • October 15 » World War I: Dutch dancer Mata Hari is executed by France for espionage.
  • October 31 » World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The "last successful cavalry charge in history".
  • November 26 » The National Hockey League is formed, with the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas as its first teams.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1913 » Jane Birdwood, Baroness Birdwood, Canadian-English publisher and politician († 2000)
• 1914 » Boris Christoff, Bulgarian-Italian opera singer († 1993)
• 1914 » Pierre Balmain, French fashion designer, founded Balmain († 1982)
• 1917 » Bill Everett, American author and illustrator († 1973)
• 1919 » Margot Fonteyn, British ballerina († 1991)
• 1920 » Pope John Paul II († 2005)