Otten family tree » Berendina "Dien" Gewald (1900-1993)

Day of marriage September 15, 1921

• The temperature on September 15, 1921 was between 9.0 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 1921: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
  • January 9 » Greco-Turkish War: The First Battle of İnönü, the first battle of the war, begins near Eskişehir in Anatolia.
  • February 27 » The International Working Union of Socialist Parties is founded in Vienna.
  • July 2 » World War I: U.S. President Warren G. Harding signs the Knox–Porter Resolution formally ending the war between the United States and Germany.
  • July 11 » The Red Army captures Mongolia from the White Army and establishes the Mongolian People's Republic.
  • December 6 » The Anglo-Irish Treaty is signed in London by British and Irish representatives.
  • December 22 » Opening of Visva-Bharati College, also known as Santiniketan College, now Visva Bharati University, India.

Day of death March 24, 1993

• The average temperature on March 24, 1993 was 5.3 °C. There was 8.9 hours of sunshine (72%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1993: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.2 million citizens.
  • January 2 » Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lanka Navy kill 35–100 civilians on the Jaffna Lagoon.
  • August 1 » The Great Mississippi and Missouri Rivers Flood of 1993 comes to a peak.
  • September 22 » A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-154 is shot down by a missile in Sukhumi, Georgia.
  • September 22 » A barge strikes a railroad bridge near Mobile, Alabama, causing the deadliest train wreck in Amtrak history. Forty-seven passengers are killed.
  • November 18 » In South Africa, 21 political parties approve a new constitution, expanding voting rights and ending white minority rule.
  • December 2 » Space Shuttle program: STS-61: NASA launches the Space Shuttle Endeavour on a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1988 » Turhan Feyzioğlu, Turkish academic and politician, 27th Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1922)
• 1990 » Ray Goulding, American comedian and radio host (b. 1922)
• 1991 » John Kerr, Australian lawyer and politician, 18th Governor-General of Australia (b. 1914)
• 1993 » Albert Arlen, Australian pianist, composer, actor, and playwright (b. 1905)
• 1993 » John Hersey, American journalist and author (b. 1914)
• 1995 » Joseph Needham, English historian and academic (b. 1900)