Noordwijkerhout Van Toen (NoVaTo) » Cornelia Maria "Kee" van der Meer (1891-1960)

Day of marriage November 21, 1918

• The temperature on November 21, 1918 was between -3.6 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged 0.4 °C. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 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 1918: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
  • March 19 » The US Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time.
  • July 4 » World War I: The Battle of Hamel, a successful attack by the Australian Corps against German positions near the town of Le Hamel on the Western Front.
  • August 17 » Bolshevik revolutionary leader Moisei Uritsky is assassinated.
  • October 1 » Sayid Abdullah becomes the last Khan of Khiva.
  • October 26 » Erich Ludendorff, quartermaster-general of the Imperial German Army, is dismissed by Kaiser Wilhelm II for refusing to cooperate in peace negotiations.
  • November 9 » Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany abdicates after the German Revolution, and Germany is proclaimed a Republic.

Day of death January 6, 1960

• The temperature on January 6, 1960 was between 2.3 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (64%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1960: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
  • January 25 » The National Association of Broadcasters reacts to the "payola" scandal by threatening fines for any disc jockeys who accept money for playing particular records.
  • January 30 » The African National Party is founded in Chad, through the merger of traditionalist parties.
  • April 21 » Brasília, Brazil's capital, is officially inaugurated. At 09:30, the Three Powers of the Republic are simultaneously transferred from the old capital, Rio de Janeiro.
  • May 15 » The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 4.
  • August 1 » Dahomey (later renamed Benin) declares independence from France.
  • October 29 » In Louisville, Kentucky, Cassius Clay (who later takes the name Muhammad Ali) wins his first professional fight.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1944 » Jacques Rosenbaum, Estonian-German architect (b. 1878)
• 1945 » Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist and chemist (b. 1863)
• 1949 » Victor Fleming, American director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1883)
• 1966 » Jean Lurçat, French painter (b. 1892)
• 1972 » Chen Yi, Chinese general and politician, 2nd Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China (b. 1901)
• 1974 » David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican painter (b. 1896)