Schaeffer-Massung Family Tree » Harry Custer HEIST (1880-1945)

Day of marriage April 10, 1914

• The temperature on April 10, 1914 was between 8.7 °C and 14.7 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 4.0 mm of rain. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 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 8 » First flights (for the Royal Thai Air Force) at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok.
  • July 29 » The Cape Cod Canal opened.
  • August 26 » World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fought a vigorous and successful defensive action at Le Cateau.
  • September 3 » William, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule.
  • November 15 » Harry Turner becomes the first player to die from game-related injuries in the "Ohio League", the direct predecessor to the National Football League.
  • December 24 » World War I: The "Christmas truce" begins.

Day of death May 23, 1945

• The temperature on May 23, 1945 was between 7.1 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
• In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
  • February 19 » World War II: Battle of Iwo Jima: About 30,000 United States Marines land on the island of Iwo Jima.
  • March 29 » World War II: Last day of V-1 flying bomb attacks on England.
  • April 8 » World War II: After an air raid accidentally destroys a train carrying about 4,000 Nazi concentration camp internees in Prussian Hanover, the survivors are massacred by Nazis.
  • May 23 » World War II: Heinrich Himmler, head of the Schutzstaffel, commits suicide while in Allied custody.
  • June 10 » Australian Imperial Forces land in Brunei Bay to liberate Brunei.
  • August 18 » Sukarno takes office as the first president of Indonesia, following the country's declaration of independence the previous day.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1937 » John D. Rockefeller, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Standard Oil Company and Rockefeller University (b. 1839)
• 1938 » Frederick Ruple, Swiss-American painter (b. 1871)
• 1942 » Panagiotis Toundas, Greek composer and conductor (b. 1886)
• 1945 » Heinrich Himmler, German commander and politician, Reich Minister of the Interior (b. 1900)
• 1947 » Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Swiss author and poet (b. 1878)
• 1949 » Jan Frans De Boever, Belgian painter and illustrator (b. 1872)