Local Heritage Book Barger-Compascuum » Fedde Kroon (1872-1952)

Day of marriage October 8, 1897

• The temperature on October 8, 1897 was about 11.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 57%. 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.
  • January 31 » Czechoslav Trade Union Association is founded in Prague.
  • February 28 » Queen Ranavalona III, the last monarch of Madagascar, is deposed by a French military force.
  • April 18 » The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
  • July 26 » Anglo-Afghan War: The Pashtun fakir Saidullah leads an army of more than 10,000 to begin a siege of the British garrison in the Malakand Agency of the North West Frontier Province of India.
  • 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.

Day of death November 19, 1952

• The temperature on November 19, 1952 was between -0.9 °C and 5.2 °C and averaged 3.2 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1952: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
  • April 21 » Secretary's Day (now Administrative Professionals' Day) is first celebrated.
  • June 17 » Guatemala passes Decree 900, ordering the redistribution of uncultivated land.
  • July 7 » The ocean liner SSUnited States passes Bishop Rock on her maiden voyage, breaking the transatlantic speed record to become the fastest passenger ship in the world.
  • September 6 » A prototype aircraft crashes at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England, killing 29 spectators and the two on board.
  • November 4 » The United States government establishes the National Security Agency, or NSA.
  • December 24 » First flight of Britain's Handley Page Victor strategic bomber.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1949 » James Ensor, Belgian painter (b. 1860)
• 1950 » Aage Redal, Danish actor (b. 1891)
• 1954 » Walter Bartley Wilson, English footballer and manager (b. 1870)
• 1955 » Marquis James, American journalist and author (b. 1891)
• 1956 » Francis L. Sullivan, English-American actor (b. 1903)
• 1959 » Joseph Charbonneau, Canadian archbishop (b. 1892)