Scholte family tree » Wiechertje Springer (1901-1960)

Day of marriage April 22, 1921

• The temperature on April 22, 1921 was between 1.5 °C and 12.6 °C and averaged 7.4 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak 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 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 1921: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
  • January 9 » Greco-Turkish War: The First Battle of İnönü, the first battle of the war, begins near Eskişehir in Anatolia.
  • March 18 » The second Peace of Riga is signed between Poland and the Soviet Union.
  • July 27 » Researchers at the University of Toronto, led by biochemist Frederick Banting, prove that the hormone insulin regulates blood sugar.
  • October 13 » Soviet republics sign the Treaty of Kars to formalize the borders between Turkey and the South Caucasus states.
  • November 4 » The Saalschutz Abteilung (hall defense detachment) of the Nazi Party is renamed the Sturmabteilung (storm detachment) after a large riot in Munich.
  • November 11 » The Tomb of the Unknowns is dedicated by US President Warren G. Harding at Arlington National Cemetery.

Day of death February 20, 1960

• The temperature on February 20, 1960 was between -1.0 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 3.5 mm of rain during 3.9 hours. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (37%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1960: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
  • February 16 » The U.S. Navy submarine USSTriton begins Operation Sandblast, setting sail from New London, Connecticut, to begin the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe.
  • July 11 » Congo Crisis: The State of Katanga breaks away from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • September 10 » At the Summer Olympics in Rome, Abebe Bikila becomes the first sub-Saharan African to win a gold medal, winning the marathon in bare feet.
  • September 14 » Congo Crisis: With CIA help, Mobutu Sese Seko seizes power in a military coup, suspending parliament and the constitution.
  • October 29 » In Louisville, Kentucky, Cassius Clay (who later takes the name Muhammad Ali) wins his first professional fight.
  • November 4 » At the Kasakela Chimpanzee Community in Tanzania, Dr. Jane Goodall observes chimpanzees creating tools, the first-ever observation in non-human animals.

Day of burial February 25, 1960

• The temperature on February 25, 1960 was between 1.7 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 4.5 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1960: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
  • February 13 » Black college students stage the first of the Nashville sit-ins at three lunch counters in Nashville, Tennessee.
  • August 15 » Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) becomes independent from France.
  • August 20 » Senegal breaks from the Mali Federation, declaring its independence.
  • September 14 » Congo Crisis: With CIA help, Mobutu Sese Seko seizes power in a military coup, suspending parliament and the constitution.
  • November 8 » John F. Kennedy is elected as the 35th President of the United States.
  • December 17 » Munich C-131 crash: Twenty passengers and crew on board as well as 32 people on the ground are killed.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1957 » Sadri Maksudi Arsal, Turkish scholar and politician (b. 1878)
• 1961 » Percy Grainger, Australian-American pianist and composer (b. 1882)
• 1963 » Jacob Gade, Danish violinist and composer(b. 1879)
• 1966 » Chester W. Nimitz, American admiral (b. 1885)
• 1968 » Anthony Asquith, English director and screenwriter (b. 1902)
• 1969 » Ernest Ansermet, Swiss conductor (b. 1883)