Sluzigers (e.a.) » Marrigje van de Wetering (1833-1921)

Day of marriage April 29, 1865

• The temperature on April 29, 1865 was about 10.5 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 45%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1865: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • February 8 » Delaware refuses to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Slavery was outlawed in the United States, including Delaware, when the Amendment was ratified by the requisite number of states on December 6, 1865. Delaware ratified the Thirteenth Amendment on February 12, 1901, which was the ninety-second anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.
  • March 29 » American Civil War: Federal forces under Major General Philip Sheridan move to flank Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee as the Appomattox Campaign begins.
  • April 1 » American Civil War: Union troops led by Philip Sheridan decisively defeat Confederate troops led by George Pickett, cutting the Army of Northern Virginia's last supply line.
  • April 15 » President Abraham Lincoln dies after being shot the previous evening by actor John Wilkes Booth. Vice President Andrew Johnson becomes President upon Lincoln's death.
  • July 14 » First ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and party, four of whom die on the descent.
  • December 2 » Alabama ratifies 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, followed by North Carolina then Georgia, and U.S. slaves were legally free within two weeks

Day of death December 15, 1921

• The temperature on December 15, 1921 was between 0.1 °C and 3.2 °C and averaged 1.7 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
  • March 21 » The New Economic Policy is implemented by the Bolshevik Party in response to the economic failure as a result of war communism.
  • April 11 » Emir Abdullah establishes the first centralised government in the newly created British protectorate of Transjordan.
  • July 11 » Former president of the United States William Howard Taft is sworn in as 10th chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming the only person ever to hold both offices.
  • October 18 » The Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic is formed as part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
  • October 19 » The Portuguese Prime Minister and several officials are murdered in the Bloody Night coup.
  • December 6 » The Anglo-Irish Treaty is signed in London by British and Irish representatives.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1890 » Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa Lakota tribal chief (b. 1831)
• 1943 » Fats Waller, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1904)
• 1944 » Glenn Miller, American bandleader and composer (b. 1904)
• 1947 » Arthur Machen, Welsh journalist and author (b. 1863)
• 1947 » Crawford Vaughan, Australian politician, 27th Premier of South Australia (b. 1874)
• 1950 » Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of India (b. 1875)