Kolks Family Tree » William Frederick Dieckgraefe (1874-1949)

Day of marriage June 20, 1900

• The temperature on June 20, 1900 was about 14.4 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1900: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • January 23 » Second Boer War: The Battle of Spion Kop between the forces of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State and British forces ends in a British defeat.
  • February 6 » The Permanent Court of Arbitration, an international arbitration court at The Hague, is created when the Senate of the Netherlands ratifies an 1899 peace conference decree.
  • July 9 » The Governor of Shanxi province in North China orders the execution of 45 foreign Christian missionaries and local church members, including children.
  • September 13 » Filipino insurgents defeat a small American column in the Battle of Pulang Lupa, during the Philippine–American War.
  • October 9 » The Cook Islands become a territory of the United Kingdom.
  • December 19 » Hopetoun Blunder: The first Governor-General of Australia John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, appoints Sir William Lyne premier of the new state of New South Wales, but he is unable to persuade other colonial politicians to join his government and is forced to resign.

Day of death February 21, 1949

• The temperature on February 21, 1949 was between 5.2 °C and 15.1 °C and averaged 10.1 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 4 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)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In the year 1949: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
  • January 5 » In his "State of the Union" address, United States President Harry S. Truman unveils his Fair Deal program.
  • March 25 » More than 92,000 kulaks are suddenly deported from the Baltic states to Siberia.
  • April 1 » The Government of Canada repeals Japanese-Canadian internment after seven years.
  • April 5 » A fire in a hospital in Effingham, Illinois, kills 77 people and leads to nationwide fire code improvements in the United States.
  • April 28 » The Hukbalahap are accused of assassinating former First Lady of the Philippines Aurora Quezon, while she is en route to dedicate a hospital in memory of her late husband; her daughter and ten others are also killed.
  • June 14 » Albert II, a rhesus monkey, rides a V-2 rocket to an altitude of 134km (83mi), thereby becoming the first monkey in space.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1938 » George Ellery Hale, American astronomer and academic (b. 1868)
• 1941 » Frederick Banting, Canadian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
• 1944 » Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian-French race car driver (b. 1873)
• 1945 » Eric Liddell, Scottish rugby player and runner (b. 1902)
• 1946 » José Streel, Belgian journalist (b. 1911)
• 1958 » Duncan Edwards, English footballer (b. 1936)