Local Heritage Book Barger-Compascuum » Aaltje Pol (1898-1936)

Day of marriage July 17, 1920

• The temperature on July 17, 1920 was between 14.1 °C and 26.2 °C and averaged 19.6 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. There was 10.2 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 13 » The Negro National League is formed.
  • August 16 » The congress of the Communist Party of Bukhara opens. The congress would call for armed revolution.
  • August 31 » Polish–Soviet War: A decisive Polish victory in the Battle of Komarów.
  • September 7 » Two newly purchased Savoia flying boats crash in the Swiss Alps en route to Finland where they would serve with the Finnish Air Force, killing both crews.
  • September 16 » The Wall Street bombing: A bomb in a horse wagon explodes in front of the J. P. Morgan building in New York City killing 38 and injuring 400.
  • December 22 » The GOELRO economic development plan is adopted by the 8th Congress of Soviets of the Russian SFSR.

Day of death February 2, 1936

• The temperature on February 2, 1936 was between 4.2 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged 5.1 °C. There was 6.4 mm of rain during 8.3 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
  • April 27 » The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor.
  • May 26 » In the House of Commons of Northern Ireland, Tommy Henderson begins speaking on the Appropriation Bill. By the time he sits down in the early hours of the following morning, he had spoken for ten hours.
  • June 15 » First flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber.
  • August 30 » The RMS Queen Mary wins the Blue Riband by setting the fastest transatlantic crossing.
  • November 25 » In Berlin, Germany and Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, agreeing to consult on measures "to safeguard their common interests" in the case of an unprovoked attack by the Soviet Union against either nation. The pact is renewed on the same day five years later with additional signatories.
  • November 30 » In London, the Crystal Palace is destroyed by fire.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1932 » Agha Petros, Assyrian general and politician (b. 1880)
• 1939 » Bernhard Gregory, Estonian-German chess player (b. 1879)
• 1942 » Ado Birk, Estonian lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1883)
• 1942 » Daniil Kharms, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1905)
• 1942 » Hugh D. McIntosh, Australian businessman (b. 1876)
• 1945 » Alfred Delp, German priest and philosopher (b. 1907)