Rois Europe » baron Georges d'Adelebsen (1873-1957)

Day of marriage May 25, 1897

• The temperature on May 25, 1897 was about 12.4 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
• 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 1897: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • May 26 » Dracula, a Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, is published.
  • July 11 » Salomon August Andrée leaves Spitsbergen to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon. He later crashes and dies.
  • August 10 » German chemist Felix Hoffmann discovers an improved way of synthesizing acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin).
  • August 31 » Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
  • September 11 » After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom.
  • December 6 » London becomes the world's first city to host licensed taxicabs.

Day of death December 1, 1957

• The temperature on December 1, 1957 was between -4.7 °C and 2.0 °C and averaged -2.4 °C. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1957: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.0 million citizens.
  • January 22 » The New York City "Mad Bomber", George P. Metesky, is arrested in Waterbury, Connecticut and charged with planting more than 30 bombs.
  • March 8 » The 1957 Georgia Memorial to Congress, which petitions the U.S. Congress to declare the ratification of the 14th and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution null and void, is adopted by the U.S. state of Georgia.
  • March 13 » Cuban student revolutionaries storm the presidential palace in Havana in a failed attempt on the life of President Fulgencio Batista.
  • April 5 » In India, Communists win the first elections in united Kerala and E. M. S. Namboodiripad is sworn in as the first Chief Minister.
  • August 31 » The Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
  • October 10 » U.S. President Eisenhower apologizes to Ghanaian finance minister Gbedemah after he is refused service in a Delaware restaurant.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1947 » Aleister Crowley, English magician, poet, and mountaineer (b. 1875)
• 1947 » G. H. Hardy, English mathematician and theorist (b. 1877)
• 1950 » Ernest John Moeran, English pianist and composer (b. 1894)
• 1954 » Fred Rose, American pianist, composer, and publisher (b. 1898)
• 1964 » Charilaos Vasilakos, Greek runner (b. 1877)
• 1964 » J. B. S. Haldane, English-Indian geneticist and biologist (b. 1892)