Descendants Schrier » Leendert Kik (1867-1949)

Day of marriage August 1, 1890

• The temperature on August 1, 1890 was about 19.9 °C. There was 7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1890: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • March 20 » Prime Minister of the German Empire Otto von Bismarck is dismissed by Emperor Wilhelm II.
  • August 6 » At Auburn Prison in New York, murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair.
  • October 1 » Yosemite National Park is established by the U.S. Congress.
  • November 4 » City and South London Railway: London's first deep-level tube railway opens between King William Street and Stockwell.
  • November 29 » The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan, and the first Diet convenes.
  • December 29 » Wounded Knee Massacre on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, 300 Lakota are killed by the United States 7th Cavalry Regiment.

Day of death December 14, 1949

• The temperature on December 14, 1949 was between -0.4 °C and 2.7 °C and averaged 1.5 °C. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 1949: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
  • January 25 » The first Emmy Awards are presented; the venue is the Hollywood Athletic Club.
  • April 1 » The Government of Canada repeals Japanese-Canadian internment after seven years.
  • April 7 » The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific opened on Broadway; it would run for 1,925 performances and win ten Tony Awards.
  • September 4 » The Peekskill riots erupt after a Paul Robeson concert in Peekskill, New York.
  • December 4 » Sir Duncan George Stewart was fatally stabbed by Rosli Dhobi, a member leader of the Rukun 13, in Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia during the British crown colony era in that state.
  • December 7 » Chinese Civil War: The Government of the Republic of China moves from Nanking to Taipei, Taiwan.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1943 » John Harvey Kellogg, American physician and businessman, co-invented corn flakes (b. 1852)
• 1944 » Lupe Vélez, Mexican actress (b. 1908)
• 1947 » Edward Higgins, English-American 3rd General of The Salvation Army (b. 1864)
• 1947 » Stanley Baldwin, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1867)
• 1953 » Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, American author and academic (b. 1896)
• 1956 » Juho Kusti Paasikivi, Finnish lawyer and politician, 7th President of Finland (b. 1870)