Local Heritage Book Barger-Compascuum » Maria Angela Koop (1901-1978)

Christening day June 24, 1901

• The temperature on June 24, 1901 was between 8.5 °C and 19.3 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (10%). 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 Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
  • January 10 » The first great Texas oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.
  • January 22 » Edward VII is proclaimed King after the death of his mother, Queen Victoria.
  • March 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the Platt Amendment limiting the autonomy of Cuba, as a condition of the withdrawal of American troops.
  • May 9 » Australia opens its first national parliament in Melbourne.
  • June 11 » The boundaries of the Colony of New Zealand are extended by the UK to include the Cook Islands.
  • September 17 » Second Boer War: Boers capture a squadron of the 17th Lancers at the Battle of Elands River.

Day of marriage September 24, 1932

• The temperature on September 24, 1932 was between 9.6 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 4.1 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 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 1932: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
  • January 25 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese National Revolutionary Army begins the defense of Harbin.
  • May 4 » In Atlanta, mobster Al Capone begins serving an eleven-year prison sentence for tax evasion.
  • July 28 » U.S. President Herbert Hoover orders the United States Army to forcibly evict the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans gathered in Washington, D.C.
  • October 15 » Tata Airlines (later to become Air India) makes its first flight.
  • December 7 » German-born Swiss physicist Albert Einstein is granted an American visa.
  • December 27 » Radio City Music Hall, "Showplace of the Nation", opens in New York City.

Day of death July 25, 1978

• The temperature on July 25, 1978 was between 8.8 °C and 22.2 °C and averaged 16.2 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 11.9 hours of sunshine (75%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1978: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.9 million citizens.
  • January 31 » The Crown of St. Stephen (also known as the Holy Crown of Hungary) goes on public display after being returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held after World War II.
  • March 28 » The US Supreme Court hands down 5–3 decision in Stump v. Sparkman, a controversial case involving involuntary sterilization and judicial immunity.
  • June 15 » King Hussein of Jordan marries American Lisa Halaby, who takes the name Queen Noor.
  • September 17 » The Camp David Accords are signed by Israel and Egypt.
  • December 16 » Cleveland, Ohio becomes the first major American city to default on its financial obligations since the Great Depression.
  • December 27 » Spain becomes a democracy after 40 years of fascist dictatorship.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1973 » Amy Jacques Garvey, Jamaican-American journalist and activist (b. 1895)
• 1973 » Louis St. Laurent, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1882)
• 1980 » Vladimir Vysotsky, Russian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1938)
• 1981 » Rosa A. González, Puerto Rican nurse, author, feminist, and activist (b. 1889)
• 1982 » Hal Foster, Canadian-American author and illustrator (b. 1892)
• 1984 » Bryan Hextall, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1913)