Descendants Schrier » Kornelia Willemina Rooze (1871-1950)

Day of marriage May 11, 1899

• The temperature on May 11, 1899 was about 9.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1899: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • January 17 » The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.
  • March 4 » Cyclone Mahina sweeps in north of Cooktown, Queensland, with a 12 metres (39ft) wave that reaches up to 5 kilometres (3.1mi) inland, killing over 300.
  • March 27 » Emilio Aguinaldo leads Filipino forces for the only time during the Philippine–American War at the Battle of Marilao River.
  • July 17 » NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.
  • September 23 » The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
  • November 28 » The Second Boer War: a British column is engaged by Boer forces at the Battle of Modder River; although the Boers withdraw, the British suffer heavy casualties.

Day of death August 16, 1950

• The temperature on August 16, 1950 was between 8.3 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 4.0 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (19%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
  • January 17 » The Great Brink's Robbery: Eleven thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car company's offices in Boston.
  • March 17 » Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name "californium".
  • June 24 » Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating races.
  • August 1 » Guam is organized as a United States commonwealth as the President Harry S. Truman signs the Guam Organic Act.
  • August 29 » Korean War: British troops arrive in Korea to bolster the US presence there.
  • November 17 » Lhamo Dondrub is officially named the 14th Dalai Lama.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1945 » Takijirō Ōnishi, Japanese admiral (b. 1891)
• 1948 » Babe Ruth, American baseball player and coach (b. 1895)
• 1949 » Margaret Mitchell, American journalist and author (b. 1900)
• 1952 » Lydia Field Emmet, American painter and academic (b. 1866)
• 1956 » Bela Lugosi, Hungarian-American actor (b. 1882)
• 1957 » Irving Langmuir, American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881)