Local Heritage Book Barger-Compascuum » Jan Bijlsma (1886-1971)

Day of marriage February 28, 1913

• The temperature on February 28, 1913 was between -0.3 °C and 4.7 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1913: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
  • February 3 » The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, authorizing the Federal government to impose and collect an income tax.
  • February 21 » Ioannina is incorporated into the Greek state after the Balkan Wars.
  • May 30 » The Treaty of London is signed, ending the First Balkan War; Albania becomes an independent nation.
  • June 23 » Second Balkan War: The Greeks defeat the Bulgarians in the Battle of Doiran.
  • July 31 » The Balkan States sign an armistice in Bucharest.
  • October 14 » Senghenydd colliery disaster, the United Kingdom's worst coal mining accident, claims the lives of 439 miners.

Day of death April 22, 1971

• The temperature on April 22, 1971 was between 9.0 °C and 22.2 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (32%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1971: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.1 million citizens.
  • January 22 » The Singapore Declaration, one of the two most important documents to the uncodified constitution of the Commonwealth of Nations, is issued.
  • March 7 » Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, political leader of then East Pakistan (present day-Bangladesh), delivers his historic 7th March speech in the Racecourse Field (Now Suhrawardy Udyan) in Dhaka.
  • April 19 » Launch of Salyut 1, the first space station.
  • August 5 » The first Pacific Islands Forum (then known as the "South Pacific Forum") is held in Wellington, New Zealand, with the aim of enhancing cooperation between the independent countries of the Pacific Ocean.
  • August 27 » An attempted coup d'état fails in the African nation of Chad. The Government of Chad accuses Egypt of playing a role in the attempt and breaks off diplomatic relations.
  • September 13 » State police and National Guardsmen storm New York's Attica Prison to quell a prison revolt, which claimed 43 lives.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1968 » Stephen H. Sholes, American record producer (b. 1911)
• 1978 » Will Geer, American actor (b. 1902)
• 1980 » Fritz Strassmann, German chemist and physicist (b. 1902)
• 1980 » Jane Froman, American actress and singer (b. 1907)
• 1983 » Earl Hines, American pianist and bandleader (b. 1903)
• 1984 » Ansel Adams, American photographer and environmentalist (b. 1902)