Kramer Family Tree » Aukje (Agnes) Thomas Aggie de Jong (1895-1974)

Day of marriage February 22, 1918

• The temperature on February 22, 1918 was between 2.7 °C and 9.6 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
  • February 3 » The Twin Peaks Tunnel in San Francisco, California begins service as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world at 11,920 feet (3,633 meters) long.
  • June 24 » First airmail service in Canada from Montreal to Toronto.
  • July 15 » World War I: The Second Battle of the Marne begins near the River Marne with a German attack.
  • October 8 » World War I: Corporal Alvin C. York kills 28 German soldiers and captures 132 for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
  • November 21 » The Flag of Estonia, previously used by pro-independence activists, is formally adopted as the national flag of the Republic of Estonia.
  • November 21 » The Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 is passed, allowing women to stand for Parliament in the UK.

Day of death February 7, 1974

• The average temperature on February 7, 1974 was 2.9 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (52%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1974: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.5 million citizens.
  • March 1 » Watergate scandal: Seven are indicted for their role in the Watergate break-in and charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice.
  • August 30 » A powerful bomb explodes at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries headquarters in Marunouchi, Tokyo. Eight are killed, 378 are injured. Eight left-wing activists are arrested on May 19, 1975 by Japanese authorities.
  • September 8 » Watergate scandal: US President Gerald Ford signs the pardon of Richard Nixon for any crimes Nixon may have committed while in office.
  • September 17 » Bangladesh, Grenada and Guinea-Bissau join the United Nations.
  • September 18 » Hurricane Fifi strikes Honduras with 110mph winds, killing 5,000 people.
  • December 22 » The house of former British Prime Minister Edward Heath is attacked by members of the Provisional IRA.

Day of burial February 9, 1974

• The temperature on February 9, 1974 was between 7.8 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 9.3 °C. There was 9.4 mm of rain during 7.2 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the 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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1974: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.5 million citizens.
  • February 1 » A fire in the 25-story Joelma Building in São Paulo, Brazil kills 189 and injures 293.
  • May 17 » The Troubles: Thirty-three civilians are killed and 300 injured when the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) detonates four car bombs in Dublin and Monaghan, Republic of Ireland.
  • July 30 » Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard Nixon releases subpoenaed White House recordings after being ordered to do so by the Supreme Court of the United States.
  • September 1 » The SR-71 Blackbird sets (and holds) the record for flying from New York to London in the time of 1 hour, 54 minutes and 56.4 seconds at a speed of 1,435.587 miles per hour (2,310.353km/h).
  • October 19 » Niue becomes a self-governing colony of New Zealand.
  • December 24 » Cyclone Tracy devastates Darwin, Australia.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1963 » Learco Guerra, Italian cyclist and manager (b. 1902)
• 1964 » Sofoklis Venizelos, Greek captain and politician, 133rd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1894)
• 1968 » Nick Adams, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1931)
• 1972 » Walter Lang, American director and screenwriter (b. 1896)
• 1979 » Josef Mengele, German SS officer and physician (b. 1911)
• 1986 » Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegalese historian, anthropologist, and physicist (b. 1923)