Meurs of Tilburg, Noord Brabant, Netherlands » Adrianus van de Laak (1875-1971)

Day of marriage August 29, 1900

• The temperature on August 29, 1900 was about 22.1 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 49%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1900: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • February 7 » A Chinese immigrant in San Francisco falls ill to bubonic plague in the first plague epidemic in the continental United States.
  • March 7 » The German liner SSKaiser Wilhelm der Grosse becomes the first ship to send wireless signals to shore.
  • April 14 » The Exposition Universelle begins.
  • May 17 » Second Boer War: British troops relieve Mafeking.
  • May 22 » The Associated Press is formed in New York City as a non-profit news cooperative.
  • December 18 » The Upper Ferntree Gully to Gembrook, Victoria Narrow-gauge (2ft 6 in or 762mm) Railway (now the Puffing Billy Railway) in Victoria, Australia is opened for traffic.

Day of death April 12, 1971

• The temperature on April 12, 1971 was between 0.9 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (45%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1971: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.1 million citizens.
  • February 27 » Doctors in the first Dutch abortion clinic (the Mildredhuis in Arnhem) start performing artificially-induced abortions.
  • May 1 » Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) takes over operation of U.S. passenger rail service.
  • May 20 » In the Chuknagar massacre, Pakistani forces massacre thousands, mostly Bengali Hindus.
  • August 1 » The Concert for Bangladesh, organized by former Beatle George Harrison, is held at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
  • August 15 » Bahrain gains independence from the United Kingdom.
  • December 16 » Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: The ceasefire of the Pakistan Army brings an end to both conflicts. This is commemorated annually as Victory Day in Bangladesh, and as Vijay Diwas in India.

Day of burial April 16, 1971

• The temperature on April 16, 1971 was between 4.4 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 6.4 mm of rain during 3.2 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1971: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.1 million citizens.
  • February 2 » The international Ramsar Convention for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands is signed in Ramsar, Mazandaran, Iran.
  • February 3 » New York Police Officer Frank Serpico is shot during a drug bust in Brooklyn and survives to later testify against police corruption.
  • February 9 » The 6.5–6.7 M_w  Sylmar earthquake hits the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing 64 and injuring 2,000.
  • May 27 » Pakistani forces massacre over 200 civilians, mostly Bengali Hindus, in the Bagbati massacre.
  • October 28 » Prospero becomes the only British satellite to be launched by a British rocket.
  • November 15 » Intel releases the world's first commercial single-chip microprocessor, the 4004.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1966 » Sydney Allard, English racing driver and founder of the Allard car company (b. 1910)
• 1968 » Heinrich Nordhoff, German engineer (b. 1899)
• 1971 » Ed Lafitte, American baseball player and dentist (b. 1886)
• 1973 » Arthur Freed, American songwriter and producer (b. 1894)
• 1975 » Josephine Baker, French actress, activist, and humanitarian (b. 1906)
• 1977 » Philip K. Wrigley, American businessman, co-founded Lincoln Park Gun Club (b. 1894)