Ancestors Gasthuis » Hendrikus "Hendrik" Gasthuis (1893-1964)

Christening day June 4, 1893

• The temperature on June 4, 1893 was about 17.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • January 6 » The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress. The charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison.
  • January 13 » U.S. Marines land in Honolulu, Hawaii from the USSBoston to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution.
  • June 20 » Lizzie Borden is acquitted of the murders of her father and stepmother.
  • July 11 » The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kōkichi Mikimoto.
  • August 15 » Ibadan area becomes a British Protectorate after a treaty signed by Fijabi, the Baale of Ibadan with the British acting Governor of Lagos, George C. Denton.
  • September 28 » Foundation of the Portuguese football club FC Porto.

Day of marriage June 2, 1921

• The temperature on June 2, 1921 was between 14.6 °C and 26.8 °C and averaged 19.8 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain. There was 10.5 hours of sunshine (64%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 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 1921: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
  • March 6 » Portuguese Communist Party is founded as the Portuguese Section of the Communist International.
  • March 17 » The Second Polish Republic adopts the March Constitution.
  • July 29 » Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party.
  • September 8 » Margaret Gorman, a 16-year-old, wins the Atlantic City Pageant's Golden Mermaid trophy; pageant officials later dubbed her the first Miss America.
  • October 18 » The Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic is formed as part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
  • October 29 » The Harvard University football team loses to Centre College, ending a 25-game winning streak. This is considered one of the biggest upsets in college football.

Day of death July 20, 1964

• The temperature on July 20, 1964 was between 12.6 °C and 24.7 °C and averaged 19.1 °C. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (52%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1964: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.0 million citizens.
  • January 16 » Hello, Dolly! opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 2,844 performances.
  • July 27 » Vietnam War: Five thousand more American military advisers are sent to South Vietnam bringing the total number of United States forces in Vietnam to 21,000.
  • October 1 » Japanese Shinkansen ("bullet trains") begin high-speed rail service from Tokyo to Osaka.
  • October 10 » The Tokyo Summer Olympics opening ceremony is the first to be relayed live by satellites.
  • October 22 » Jean-Paul Sartre is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, but turns down the honor.
  • December 24 » Flying Tiger Line Flight 282 crashes after takeoff from San Francisco International Airport, killing three.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1956 » James Alexander Calder, Canadian educator and politician, Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence (b. 1868)
• 1959 » William D. Leahy, American admiral and diplomat, United States Ambassador to France (b. 1875)
• 1965 » Batukeshwar Dutt, Indian activist (b. 1910)
• 1968 » Bray Hammond, American historian and author (b. 1886)
• 1970 » Iain Macleod, English journalist and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1913)
• 1972 » Geeta Dutt, Indian singer and actress (b. 1930)