Navorska tree » Gepkea Hilkeline Duismann (1899-1966)

Christening day February 26, 1899

• The temperature on February 26, 1899 was about -1.6 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 1 » Spanish rule ends in Cuba.
  • 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 30 » German Society of Chemistry issues an invitation to other national scientific organizations to appoint delegates to the International Committee on Atomic Weights.
  • March 31 » Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, is captured by American forces.
  • July 11 » Fiat founded by Giovanni Agnelli in Turin, Italy.
  • July 17 » NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.

Day of marriage November 22, 1919

• The temperature on November 22, 1919 was between 2.2 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 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 1919: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
  • January 21 » A revolutionary Irish parliament is founded and declares the independence of the Irish Republic. One of the first engagements of the Irish War of Independence takes place.
  • February 14 » The Polish–Soviet War begins.
  • February 17 » The Ukrainian People's Republic asks Entente and the US for help fighting the Bolsheviks.
  • April 16 » Polish–Soviet War: The Polish army launches the Vilna offensive to capture Vilnius in modern Lithuania.
  • June 28 » The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allies of World War I.
  • September 10 » Austria and the Allies sign the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye recognizing the independence of Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.

Day of death August 8, 1966

• The temperature on August 8, 1966 was between 9.8 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 2.3 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (26%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 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.
  • March 16 » Launch of Gemini 8, the 12th manned American space flight and first space docking with an Agena Target Vehicle.
  • April 26 » The magnitude 5.1 Tashkent earthquake affects the largest city in Soviet Central Asia with a maximum MSK intensity of VII (Very strong). Tashkent is mostly destroyed and 15–200 are killed.
  • July 2 » France conducts its first nuclear weapon test in the Pacific, on Moruroa Atoll.
  • August 10 » The Heron Road Bridge collapses while being built, killing nine workers in the deadliest construction accident in both Ottawa and Ontario.
  • August 26 » The South African Border War starts with the battle at Omugulugwombashe.
  • October 14 » The city of Montreal begins the operation of its underground Montreal Metro rapid transit system.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1959 » Albert Namatjira, Australian painter (b. 1902)
• 1965 » Shirley Jackson, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1916)
• 1969 » Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer, German biologist and eugenicist (b. 1896)
• 1971 » Freddie Spencer Chapman, English lieutenant (b. 1907)
• 1973 » Vilhelm Moberg, Swedish historian and author (b. 1898)
• 1974 » Elisabeth Abegg, German anti-Nazi resistance fighter (b. 1882)