Schaeffer-Massung Family Tree » William Henry ESPLEN (1894-1958)

Day of marriage April 9, 1918

• The temperature on April 9, 1918 was between 6.0 °C and 13.9 °C and averaged 9.1 °C. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
  • March 19 » The US Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time.
  • April 1 » The Royal Air Force is created by the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service.
  • May 28 » The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and the First Republic of Armenia declare their independence.
  • October 30 » World War I: The Ottoman Empire signs the Armistice of Mudros with the Allies.
  • November 27 » The Free Territory of Ukraine is established in Huliaipole.
  • December 14 » Friedrich Karl von Hessen, a German prince elected by the Parliament of Finland to become King Väinö I, renounces the Finnish throne.

Day of death January 9, 1958

• The temperature on January 9, 1958 was between 5.7 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 6.9 mm of rain during 4.9 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (6%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-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)
• 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 Netherlands , there was from December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1958: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.1 million citizens.
  • March 1 » Samuel Alphonsus Stritch is appointed Pro-Prefect of the Propagation of Faith and thus becomes the first U.S. member of the Roman Curia.
  • May 13 » During a visit to Caracas, Venezuela, Vice President Richard Nixon's car is attacked by anti-American demonstrators.
  • May 30 » Memorial Day: The remains of two unidentified American servicemen, killed in action during World War II and the Korean War respectively, are buried at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.
  • July 29 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
  • September 12 » Jack Kilby demonstrates the first working integrated circuit while working at Texas Instruments.
  • September 15 » A Central Railroad of New Jersey commuter train runs through an open drawbridge at the Newark Bay, killing 48.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1945 » Shigekazu Shimazaki, Japanese admiral and pilot (b. 1908)
• 1946 » Countee Cullen, American poet and playwright (b. 1903)
• 1947 » Karl Mannheim, Hungarian-English sociologist and academic (b. 1893)
• 1960 » Elsie J. Oxenham, English author and educator (b. 1880)
• 1961 » Emily Greene Balch, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)
• 1964 » Halide Edib Adıvar, Turkish author and academic (b. 1884)