Descendants Heeres » Maria van het Veld (1891-1981)

Day of marriage February 14, 1914

• The temperature on February 14, 1914 was between 6.6 °C and 11.5 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 8.1 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
  • March 1 » The Republic of China joins the Universal Postal Union.
  • August 20 » World War I: Brussels is captured during the German invasion of Belgium.
  • August 21 » World War I: The Battle of Charleroi, a successful German attack across the River Sambre that pre-empted a French offensive in the same area.
  • August 24 » World War I: The Battle of Cer ends as the first Allied victory in the war.
  • October 5 » World War I: An aircraft successfully destroys another aircraft with gunfire.
  • December 16 » World War I: Admiral Franz von Hipper commands a raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby.

Day of death November 30, 1981

• The temperature on November 30, 1981 was between 0.9 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 12.8 mm of rain during 8.9 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1981: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.2 million citizens.
  • January 8 » A local farmer reports a UFO sighting in Trans-en-Provence, France, claimed to be "perhaps the most completely and carefully documented sighting of all time".
  • February 24 » The 6.7 M_s Gulf of Corinth earthquake affected Central Greece with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Twenty-two people were killed, 400 were injured, and damage totaled $812million.
  • June 28 » A powerful bomb explodes in Tehran, killing 73 officials of the Islamic Republican Party.
  • July 27 » While landing at Chihuahua International Airport, Aeromexico Flight 230 overshoots the runway. Thirty-two of the 66 passengers and crew on board the DC-9 are killed.
  • October 6 » Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is murdered by Islamic extremists.
  • November 12 » Space Shuttle program: Mission STS-2, utilizing the Space Shuttle Columbia, marks the first time a manned spacecraft is launched into space twice.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1977 » Terence Rattigan, English playwright and screenwriter (b. 1911)
• 1979 » Laura Gilpin, American photographer (b.1891)
• 1979 » Zeppo Marx, American actor and comedian (b. 1901)
• 1987 » Simon Carmiggelt, Dutch journalist and author (b. 1913)
• 1988 » Pannonica de Koenigswarter, English-American singer-songwriter (b. 1913)
• 1989 » Ahmadou Ahidjo, Cameroonian lawyer and politician, 1st President of Cameroon (b. 1924)