Local Heritage Book Barger-Compascuum » Adelheid Falke (1893-1973)

Christening day December 24, 1893

• The temperature on December 24, 1893 was about 3.1 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • January 17 » Lorrin A. Thurston, along with the Citizens' Committee of Public Safety, led the Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the government of Queen Liliʻuokalani.
  • February 28 » The USSIndiana, the lead ship of her class and the first battleship in the United States Navy comparable to foreign battleships of the time, is launched.
  • June 13 » Grover Cleveland notices a rough spot in his mouth and on July 1 undergoes secret, successful surgery to remove a large, cancerous portion of his jaw; the operation was not revealed to the public until 1917, nine years after the president's death.
  • July 9 » Daniel Hale Williams, American heart surgeon, performs the first successful open-heart surgery in United States without anesthesia.
  • July 11 » A revolution led by the liberal general and politician José Santos Zelaya takes over state power in Nicaragua.
  • September 19 » In New Zealand, the Electoral Act of 1893 is consented to by the governor, giving all women in New Zealand the right to vote.

Day of death June 2, 1973

• The temperature on June 2, 1973 was between 6.3 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 9.6 °C. There was 19.5 mm of rain during 11.4 hours. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (19%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1973: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.4 million citizens.
  • January 8 » Soviet space mission Luna 21 is launched.
  • January 15 » Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam.
  • March 25 » Ireland gets a new newspaper called Sunday World.
  • April 19 » The Portuguese Socialist Party is founded in the German town of Bad Münstereifel.
  • July 29 » Greeks vote to abolish the monarchy, beginning the first period of the Metapolitefsi.
  • November 25 » Georgios Papadopoulos, head of the military Regime of the Colonels in Greece, is ousted in a hardliners' coup led by Brigadier General Dimitrios Ioannidis.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1970 » Albert Lamorisse, French director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
• 1970 » Bruce McLaren, New Zealand race car driver and engineer, founded the McLaren racing team (b. 1937)
• 1970 » Giuseppe Ungaretti, Italian soldier, journalist, and academic (b. 1888)
• 1970 » Orhan Kemal, Turkish author (b. 1914)
• 1974 » Hiroshi Kazato, Japanese race car driver (b. 1949)
• 1976 » Kenneth Mason, English soldier and geographer (b. 1887)