Descendants Heeres » Gerrit van Leeuwen (1882-1967)

Day of marriage February 15, 1908

• The temperature on February 15, 1908 was between 2.1 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. There was 7.7 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
  • January 15 » The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority becomes the first Greek-letter organization founded and established by African American college women.
  • January 21 » New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
  • April 14 » Hauser Dam, a steel dam on the Missouri River in Montana, U.S., fails, sending a surge of water 25 to 30 feet (7.6 to 9.1m) high downstream.
  • June 18 » Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the ship Kasato-Maru.
  • September 27 » Production of the Model T automobile begins at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit.
  • November 3 » William Howard Taft is elected the 27th President of the United States.

Day of death July 10, 1967

• The temperature on July 10, 1967 was between 6.0 °C and 22.4 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 13.4 hours of sunshine (81%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1967: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.5 million citizens.
  • April 24 » Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov dies in Soyuz 1 when its parachute fails to open. He is the first human to die during a space mission.
  • June 9 » Six-Day War: Israel captures the Golan Heights from Syria.
  • September 4 » Vietnam War: Operation Swift begins when U.S. Marines engage the North Vietnamese in battle in the Que Son Valley.
  • October 4 » Omar Ali Saifuddien III of Brunei abdicates in favour of his son.
  • October 29 » Montreal's World Fair, Expo 67, closes with over 50 million visitors.
  • November 2 » Vietnam War: US President Lyndon B. Johnson and "The Wise Men" conclude that the American people should be given more optimistic reports on the progress of the war.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1960 » Sæbjørn Buttedahl, Norwegian actor and sculptor (b. 1876)
• 1962 » Yehuda Leib Maimon, Israeli rabbi and politician (b. 1875)
• 1963 » Teddy Wakelam, English rugby player and sportscaster (b. 1893)
• 1970 » Bjarni Benediktsson, Icelandic academic and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Iceland (b. 1908)
• 1971 » Laurent Dauthuille, French boxer (b. 1924)
• 1972 » Lovie Austin, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1887)