Ancestors Rene Charles Stoevelaar » Gerrit Stoevelaar (1909-1997)

Christening day January 2, 1910

• The temperature on January 2, 1910 was between 4.2 °C and 7.3 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1910: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
  • May 4 » The Royal Canadian Navy is created.
  • May 31 » The South Africa Act comes into force, establishing the Union of South Africa.
  • August 22 » Korea is annexed by Japan with the signing of the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, beginning a period of Japanese rule of Korea that lasted until the end of World War II.
  • November 7 » The first air freight shipment (from Dayton, Ohio, to Columbus, Ohio) is undertaken by the Wright brothers and department store owner Max Moorehouse.
  • November 10 » The date of Thomas A. Davis' opening of the San Diego Army and Navy Academy, although the official founding date is November 23, 1910.
  • November 23 » Johan Alfred Ander becomes the last person to be executed in Sweden.

Day of marriage May 6, 1938

• The temperature on May 6, 1938 was between 5.2 °C and 13.1 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
  • January 28 » The World Land Speed Record on a public road is broken by Rudolf Caracciola in the Mercedes-Benz W195 at a speed of 432.7 kilometres per hour (268.9mph).
  • February 4 » Adolf Hitler appoints himself as head of the Armed Forces High Command.
  • May 26 » In the United States, the House Un-American Activities Committee begins its first session.
  • September 12 » Adolf Hitler demands autonomy and self-determination for the Germans of the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.
  • October 14 » The first flight of the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter plane.
  • November 14 » The Lions Gate Bridge, connecting Vancouver to the North Shore region, opens to traffic.

Day of death February 28, 1997

• The temperature on February 28, 1997 was between 5.8 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (61%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1997: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.6 million citizens.
  • March 13 » The Missionaries of Charity choose Sister Nirmala to succeed Mother Teresa as their leader.
  • April 6 » In Greene County, Tennessee, the Lillelid murders occurs when a group of young people abduct and kidnap a religious family before shooting them dead on a rural suburban road.
  • July 19 » The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army resumes a ceasefire to end their 25-year paramilitary campaign to end British rule in Northern Ireland.
  • July 23 » Digital Equipment Corporation files antitrust charges against chipmaker Intel.
  • August 29 » Netflix is launched as an internet DVD rental service.
  • October 12 » The Sidi Daoud massacre in Algeria kills 43 people at a fake roadblock.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1993 » Ishirō Honda, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1911)
• 1993 » Ruby Keeler, Canadian-American actress and dancer (b. 1909)
• 1998 » Arkady Shevchenko, Ukrainian diplomat (b. 1930)
• 1998 » Dermot Morgan, Irish comedian and actor (b. 1952)
• 2002 » Helmut Zacharias, German violinist and composer (b. 1920)
• 2002 » Mary Stuart, American actress and singer (b. 1926)