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Household of George Arthur Ponsonby

He is married to Julia Winifred Maitland Oldfield.

They got married on February 27, 1906, he was 27 years old.


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Birthday April 8, 1878

  • The temperature on April 8, 1878 was about 11.5 °C. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 24%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • March 3 » The Russo-Turkish War ends with Bulgaria regaining its independence from the Ottoman Empire according to the Treaty of San Stefano.
    • March 24 » The British frigate HMSEurydice sinks, killing more than 300.
    • May 25 » Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.
    • June 4 » Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.
    • June 10 » League of Prizren is established, to oppose the decisions of the Congress of Berlin and the Treaty of San Stefano, as a consequence of which the Albanian lands in the Balkans were being partitioned and given to the neighbor states of Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, and Greece.
    • October 22 » The Bramall Lane stadium sees the first rugby match played under floodlights.

Day of marriage February 27, 1906

  • The temperature on February 27, 1906 was between 1.8 °C and 7.8 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
    • March 15 » Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated.
    • April 14 » The Azusa Street Revival opens and will launch Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement.
    • June 30 » The United States Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.
    • September 1 » The International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys is established.
    • September 18 » The 1906 Hong Kong typhoon kills an estimated 10,000 people.
    • September 24 » Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation.

Day of death November 12, 1969

  • The temperature on November 12, 1969 was between 5.8 °C and 14.5 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 16.4 mm of rain during 2.6 hours. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (42%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1969: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.8 million citizens.
    • January 16 » Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 perform the first-ever docking of manned spacecraft in orbit, the first-ever transfer of crew from one space vehicle to another, and the only time such a transfer was accomplished with a space walk.
    • March 3 » Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 9 to test the lunar module.
    • April 5 » Vietnam War: Massive antiwar demonstrations occur in many U.S. cities.
    • August 10 » A day after murdering Sharon Tate and four others, members of Charles Manson's cult kill Leno and Rosemary LaBianca.
    • November 17 » Cold War: Negotiators from the Soviet Union and the United States meet in Helsinki, Finland to begin SALT I negotiations aimed at limiting the number of strategic weapons on both sides.
    • December 1 » Vietnam War: The first draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II.


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