Local Heritage Book Barger-Compascuum » Hendrik - Hendrick Kroezen (1877-1962)

Day of marriage May 30, 1918

• The temperature on May 30, 1918 was between 3.6 °C and 21.0 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 13.2 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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 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 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 1918: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
  • February 3 » The Twin Peaks Tunnel in San Francisco, California begins service as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world at 11,920 feet (3,633 meters) long.
  • February 5 » Stephen W. Thompson shoots down a German airplane; this is the first aerial victory by the U.S. military.
  • February 16 » The Council of Lithuania unanimously adopts the Act of Independence, declaring Lithuania an independent state.
  • February 24 » Estonian Declaration of Independence.
  • September 29 » World War I: Bulgaria signs the Armistice of Salonica.
  • December 28 » Constance Markievicz, while detained in Holloway prison, became the first woman to be elected MP to the British House of Commons.

Day of death August 15, 1962

• The temperature on August 15, 1962 was between 14.2 °C and 21.4 °C and averaged 17.5 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (46%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1962: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
  • May 27 » The Centralia mine fire is ignited in the town's landfill above a coal mine.
  • July 30 » The Trans-Canada Highway, the longest national highway in the world, is officially opened.
  • August 16 » Eight years after the remaining French India territories were handed to India, the ratifications of the treaty are exchanged to make the transfer official.
  • August 30 » Japan conducts a test of the NAMC YS-11, its first aircraft since World War II and its only successful commercial aircraft from before or after the war.
  • October 9 » Uganda becomes an independent Commonwealth realm.
  • October 11 » The Second Vatican Council becomes the first ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church in 92 years.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1951 » Artur Schnabel, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1882)
• 1953 » Ludwig Prandtl, German physicist and engineer (b. 1875)
• 1962 » Lei Feng, Chinese soldier (b. 1940)
• 1967 » René Magritte, Belgian painter (b. 1898)
• 1971 » Paul Lukas, Hungarian-American actor (b. 1887)
• 1975 » Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bengali politician, 1st President of Bangladesh (b. 1920)