Navorska tree » Grietje (Grietje "Grace") "Grace" Vry (1879-1966)

Christening day January 4, 1880

• The temperature on January 4, 1880 was about 2.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1880: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • January 27 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his incandescent lamp.
  • May 11 » Seven people are killed in the Mussel Slough Tragedy, a gun battle in California.
  • May 13 » In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway.
  • June 24 » First performance of O Canada at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. The song would later become the national anthem of Canada.
  • June 28 » Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is captured at Glenrowan.
  • November 11 » Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged at Melbourne Gaol.

Day of marriage March 16, 1899

• The temperature on March 16, 1899 was about 2.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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 1899: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • January 17 » The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.
  • January 23 » The Malolos Constitution is inaugurated, establishing the First Philippine Republic. Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as its first President.
  • February 14 » Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
  • February 22 » Filipino forces led by General Antonio Luna launch counterattacks for the first time against the American forces during the Philippine–American War. The Filipinos fail to regain Manila from the Americans.
  • March 6 » Bayer registers "Aspirin" as a trademark.
  • November 29 » FC Barcelona is founded by Catalan, Spanish and Englishmen. It later develops into one of Spanish football's most iconic and strongest teams.

Day of death July 26, 1966

• The temperature on July 26, 1966 was between 9.0 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (19%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
• 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 year 1966: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.4 million citizens.
  • January 31 » The Soviet Union launches the unmanned Luna 9 spacecraft as part of the Luna program.
  • February 14 » Australian currency is decimalized.
  • May 26 » British Guiana gains independence, becoming Guyana.
  • June 14 » The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("index of prohibited books"), which was originally instituted in 1557.
  • September 16 » The Metropolitan Opera House opens at Lincoln Center in New York City with the world premiere of Samuel Barber's opera Antony and Cleopatra.
  • November 15 » Project Gemini: Gemini 12 completes the program's final mission, when it splashes down safely in the Atlantic Ocean.

Day of burial July 29, 1966

• The temperature on July 29, 1966 was between 11.3 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 11.2 mm of rain during 4.1 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (4%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
• 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 year 1966: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.4 million citizens.
  • January 10 » Tashkent Declaration, a peace agreement between India and Pakistan signed that resolved the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
  • February 23 » In Syria, Ba'ath Party member Salah Jadid leads an intra-party military coup that replaces the previous government of General Amin al-Hafiz, also a Baathist.
  • July 30 » England defeats West Germany to win the 1966 FIFA World Cup at Wembley Stadium after extra time.
  • August 29 » Leading Egyptian thinker Sayyid Qutb is executed for plotting the assassination of President Gamal Abdel Nasser.
  • September 9 » The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act is signed into law by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.
  • October 4 » Basutoland becomes independent from the United Kingdom and is renamed Lesotho.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1957 » Carlos Castillo Armas, Authoritarian ruler of Guatemala (1954-1957)
• 1960 » Cedric Gibbons, British art director and production designer (b. 1893)
• 1964 » Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe, English race car driver and politician (b. 1884)
• 1968 » Cemal Tollu, Turkish lieutenant and painter (b. 1899)
• 1970 » Robert Taschereau, Canadian lawyer and jurist, 11th Chief Justice of Canada (b. 1896)
• 1971 » Diane Arbus, American photographer and academic (b. 1923)