Ancestors Jacobus Johannes van Rijn » Apolonia van Rijn (1843-1925)

Day of death October 30, 1925

• The temperature on October 30, 1925 was between 4.2 °C and 16.9 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south 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 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 Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1925: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
  • February 28 » The Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake strikes northeastern North America.
  • March 21 » The Butler Act prohibits the teaching of human evolution in Tennessee.
  • April 18 » The International Amateur Radio Union is formed in Paris.
  • May 25 » Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes is indicted for teaching human evolution in Tennessee.
  • September 8 » Rif War: Spanish forces including troops from the Foreign Legion under Colonel Francisco Franco landing at Al Hoceima, Morocco.
  • November 5 » Secret agent Sidney Reilly, the first "super-spy" of the 20th century, is executed by the OGPU, the secret police of the Soviet Union.

Source: Wikipedia

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