Navorska tree » Marvin H Dobson (1907-1991)

Day of marriage March 20, 1929

• The temperature on March 20, 1929 was between -3.3 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 2.7 °C. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (45%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1929: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.7 million citizens.
  • February 9 » Members of the Viet Nam Quoc Dan Dang assassinated the labor recruiter Bazin, prompting a crackdown by French colonial authorities.
  • May 1 » The 7.2 M_w  Kopet Dag earthquake shakes the Iran–Turkmenistan border region with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing up to 3,800 and injuring 1,121.
  • June 7 » The Lateran Treaty is ratified, bringing Vatican City into existence.
  • June 17 » The town of Murchison, New Zealand Is rocked by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killing 17. At the time it was New Zealand's worst natural disaster.
  • September 7 » Steamer Kuru capsizes and sinks on Lake Näsijärvi near Tampere in Finland. One hundred thirty-six lives are lost.
  • December 24 » A four alarm fire breaks out in the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C.

Day of death September 5, 1991

• The temperature on September 5, 1991 was between 11.1 °C and 21.8 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1991: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.0 million citizens.
  • May 18 » Northern Somalia declares independence from the rest of Somalia as the Republic of Somaliland but is not recognized by the international community.
  • June 26 » Yugoslav Wars: The Yugoslav People's Army begins the Ten-Day War in Slovenia.
  • July 11 » Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 crashes in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia killing all 261 passengers and crew on board.
  • October 18 » The Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopts a declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
  • November 12 » Santa Cruz massacre: Indonesian forces open fire on a crowd of student protesters in Dili, East Timor.
  • December 4 » Terry A. Anderson is released after seven years in captivity as a hostage in Beirut; he is the last and longest-held American hostage in Lebanon.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1989 » Philip Baxter, Welsh-Australian chemical engineer (b. 1905)
• 1990 » Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon, English academic and diplomat (b. 1907)
• 1990 » Ivan Mihailov, Bulgarian politician (b. 1896)
• 1990 » Jerry Iger, American cartoonist and publisher, co-founded Eisner & Iger (b. 1903)
• 1991 » Sharad Joshi, Indian author and poet (b. 1931)
• 1992 » Fritz Leiber, American author and poet (b. 1910)