Local Heritage Book Barger-Compascuum » Wander Regts (1886-1957)

Day of marriage October 17, 1910

• The temperature on October 17, 1910 was between 4.1 °C and 16.9 °C and averaged 10.2 °C. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1910: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
  • May 31 » The South Africa Act comes into force, establishing the Union of South Africa.
  • July 4 » The Johnson–Jeffries riots occur after African-American boxer Jack Johnson knocks out white boxer Jim Jeffries in the 15th round. Between 11 and 26 people are killed and hundreds more injured.
  • July 16 » John Robertson Duigan makes the first flight of the Duigan pusher biplane, the first aircraft built in Australia.
  • July 24 » The Ottoman Empire captures the city of Shkodër, putting down the Albanian Revolt of 1910.
  • August 29 » The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, also known as the Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty, becomes effective, officially starting the period of Japanese rule in Korea.
  • October 6 » Eleftherios Venizelos is elected prime minister of Greece for the first of seven times.

Day of death June 19, 1957

• The temperature on June 19, 1957 was between 15.2 °C and 21.9 °C and averaged 17.8 °C. There was 3.9 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (10%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1957: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.0 million citizens.
  • March 4 » The S&P 500 stock market index is introduced, replacing the S&P 90.
  • April 30 » Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery entered into force.
  • September 24 » President Eisenhower sends the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation.
  • October 10 » The Windscale fire results in Britain's worst nuclear accident.
  • November 3 » Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2. On board is the first animal to enter orbit, a dog named Laika.
  • December 6 » Project Vanguard: A launchpad explosion of Vanguard TV3 thwarts the first United States attempt to launch a satellite into Earth orbit.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1949 » Syed Zafarul Hasan, Indian philosopher and academic (b. 1885)
• 1951 » Angelos Sikelianos, Greek poet and playwright (b. 1884)
• 1953 » Ethel Rosenberg, American spy (b. 1915)
• 1953 » Julius Rosenberg, American spy (b. 1918)
• 1956 » Thomas J. Watson, American businessman (b. 1874)
• 1962 » Frank Borzage, American film director and actor (b. 1894)