Local Heritage Book Barger-Compascuum » Anna Maria - Maria Gösling (1897-1975)

Christening day December 31, 1897

• The temperature on December 31, 1897 was about 9.0 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
• 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 year 1897: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • June 16 » A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later.
  • July 11 » Salomon August Andrée leaves Spitsbergen to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon. He later crashes and dies.
  • August 31 » Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
  • September 11 » After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom.
  • September 12 » Tirah Campaign: In the Battle of Saragarhi, ten thousand Pashtun tribesmen suffer several hundred casualties while attacking 21 Sikh soldiers in British service.
  • November 1 » The first Library of Congress building opens its doors to the public; the library had previously been housed in the Congressional Reading Room in the U.S. Capitol.

Day of marriage January 15, 1920

• The temperature on January 15, 1920 was between 0.7 °C and 6.3 °C and averaged 3.6 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 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 1920: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
  • February 20 » An earthquake kills between 114 and 130 in Georgia and heavily damages the town of Gori.
  • August 16 » The congress of the Communist Party of Bukhara opens. The congress would call for armed revolution.
  • August 25 » Polish–Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw, which began on August 13, ends with the Red Army's defeat.
  • November 28 » Irish War of Independence: Kilmichael Ambush: The Irish Republican Army ambush a convoy of British Auxiliaries and kill seventeen.
  • December 22 » The GOELRO economic development plan is adopted by the 8th Congress of Soviets of the Russian SFSR.
  • December 24 » Gabriele D'Annunzio surrendered the Italian Regency of Carnaro in the city of Fiume to Italian armed forces.

Day of death March 1, 1975

• The temperature on March 1, 1975 was between -1.0 °C and 11.0 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (37%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 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 1975: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.6 million citizens.
  • April 29 » Vietnam War: The North Vietnamese army completes its capture of all parts of South Vietnamese-held Trường Sa Islands.
  • May 6 » During a lull in fighting, 100,000 Armenians gather in Beirut for the 60th anniversary commemorations of the Armenian Genocide.
  • May 10 » Sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder.
  • August 15 » Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is killed along with most members of his family during a military coup.
  • September 15 » The French department of "Corse" (the entire island of Corsica) is divided into two: Haute-Corse (Upper Corsica) and Corse-du-Sud (Southern Corsica).
  • September 27 » The last use of capital punishment in Spain sparks worldwide protests.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1974 » Bobby Timmons, American pianist and composer (b. 1935)
• 1976 » Jean Martinon, French conductor and composer (b. 1910)
• 1978 » Paul Scott, English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1920)
• 1979 » Mustafa Barzani, Iraqi-Kurdistan politician (b. 1903)
• 1980 » Dixie Dean, English footballer (b. 1907)
• 1980 » Wilhelmina Cooper, Dutch-American model and businesswoman, founded Wilhelmina Models (b. 1940)