Lortz Family Tree » Morris Clinton Handwerk (1891-1967)

Day of marriage August 10, 1918

• The temperature on August 10, 1918 was between 9.8 °C and 21.4 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (51%). 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 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.
  • January 17 » Finnish Civil War: The first serious battles take place between the Red Guards and the White Guard.
  • January 26 » Finnish Civil War: A group of Red Guards hangs a red lantern atop the tower of Helsinki Workers' Hall to symbolically mark the start of the war.
  • April 21 » World War I: German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, better known as "The Red Baron", is shot down and killed over Vaux-sur-Somme in France.
  • November 14 » Czechoslovakia becomes a republic.
  • December 1 » Iceland becomes a sovereign state, yet remains a part of the Danish kingdom.
  • December 1 » The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is proclaimed.

Day of death August 28, 1967

• The temperature on August 28, 1967 was between 11.8 °C and 23.4 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (59%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1967: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.5 million citizens.
  • January 29 » The "ultimate high" of the hippie era, the Mantra-Rock Dance, takes place in San Francisco and features Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead, and Allen Ginsberg.
  • May 17 » Six-Day War: President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt demands dismantling of the peace-keeping UN Emergency Force in Egypt.
  • August 13 » Two young women became the first fatal victims of grizzly bear attacks in the 57-year history of Montana's Glacier National Park in separate incidents.
  • September 4 » Vietnam War: Operation Swift begins when U.S. Marines engage the North Vietnamese in battle in the Que Son Valley.
  • October 26 » Mohammad Reza Pahlavi crowns himself Emperor of Iran.
  • November 9 » Apollo program: NASA launches the unmanned Apollo 4 test spacecraft atop the first Saturn V rocket from Cape Kennedy, Florida.

Day of burial September 1, 1967

• The temperature on September 1, 1967 was between 14.3 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 16.9 mm of rain during 9.4 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak 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 November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1967: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.5 million citizens.
  • January 2 » Ronald Reagan, past movie actor and future President of the United States, is sworn in as Governor of California.
  • March 26 » Ten thousand people gather for one of many Central Park be-ins in New York City.
  • May 8 » The Philippine province of Davao is split into three: Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental.
  • June 5 » The Six-Day War begins: Israel launches surprise strikes against Egyptian air-fields in response to the mobilisation of Egyptian forces on the Israeli border.
  • July 23 » Detroit Riots: In Detroit, one of the worst riots in United States history begins on 12th Street in the predominantly African American inner city. It ultimately kills 43 people, injures 342 and burns about 1,400 buildings.
  • December 4 » Vietnam War: U.S. and South Vietnamese forces engage Viet Cong troops in the Mekong Delta.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1959 » Bohuslav Martinů, Czech-American composer and educator (b. 1890)
• 1965 » Giulio Racah, Italian-Israeli physicist and mathematician (b. 1909)
• 1968 » Dimitris Pikionis, Greek architect and academic (b. 1887)
• 1971 » Reuvein Margolies, Israeli author and scholar (b. 1889)
• 1972 » Prince William of Gloucester (b. 1941)
• 1975 » Fritz Wotruba, Austrian sculptor (b. 1907)