Kramer Family Tree » Alice Farrimond (1923-1998)

Birthday January 16, 1923

• The temperature on January 16, 1923 was between -0.8 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged 3.4 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 4 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
  • January 9 » Lithuanian residents of the Memel Territory rebel against the League of Nations' decision to leave the area as a mandated region under French control.
  • March 3 » TIME magazine is published for the first time.
  • March 20 » The Arts Club of Chicago hosts the opening of Pablo Picasso's first United States showing, entitled Original Drawings by Pablo Picasso, becoming an early proponent of modern art in the United States.
  • April 15 » Insulin becomes generally available for use by people with diabetes.
  • September 1 » The Great Kantō earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing about 105,000 people.
  • September 29 » The British Mandate for Palestine takes effect, creating Mandatory Palestine.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1921 » Francesco Scavullo, American photographer († 2004)
• 1923 » Anthony Hecht, American poet († 2004)
• 1923 » Gene Feist, American director and playwright, co-founded the Roundabout Theatre Company († 2014)
• 1924 » Katy Jurado, Mexican actress († 2002)
• 1925 » James Robinson Risner, American general and pilot († 2013)
• 1925 » Peter Hirsch, German-English metallurgist and academic