Myers-Hancock Family Tree » Omie ROE (1896-1979)

Day of marriage August 16, 1917

• The temperature on August 16, 1917 was between 13.3 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (52%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 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 year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
  • January 11 » The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.
  • May 18 » World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscription.
  • November 26 » The Manchester Guardian publishes the 1916 secret Sykes-Picot Agreement between the United Kingdom and France.
  • December 2 » World War I: Russia and the Central Powers sign an armistice at Brest-Litovsk, and peace talks leading to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk begin.
  • December 11 » World War I: British General Edmund Allenby enters Jerusalem on foot and declares martial law.
  • December 18 » The resolution containing the language of the Eighteenth Amendment to enact Prohibition is passed by the United States Congress.

Day of death May 9, 1979

• The temperature on May 9, 1979 was between 4.2 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 10.1 °C. There was 12.6 hours of sunshine (82%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1979: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.0 million citizens.
  • February 7 » Pluto moves inside Neptune's orbit for the first time since either was discovered.
  • March 5 » Soviet probes Venera 11, Venera 12 and the German-American solar satellite Helios II all are hit by "off the scale" gamma rays leading to the discovery of soft gamma repeaters.
  • April 10 » Red River Valley tornado outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas killing 42 people.
  • July 1 » Sony introduces the Walkman.
  • October 14 » The first National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights draws approximately 100,000 people.
  • November 3 » Greensboro massacre: Five members of the Communist Workers Party are shot dead and seven are wounded by a group of Klansmen and neo-Nazis during a "Death to the Klan" rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1977 » James Jones, American novelist (b. 1921)
• 1978 » Aldo Moro, Italian lawyer and politician, 38th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1916)
• 1978 » Giuseppe Impastato, Italian journalist and activist (b. 1948)
• 1979 » Cyrus S. Eaton, Canadian-American banker, businessman, and philanthropist (b. 1883)
• 1979 » Eddie Jefferson, American singer and lyricist (b. 1918)
• 1980 » Kate Molale, South African activist (b. 1928)