Gall/Genseal Family Tree » Martha Josephine Worthen (1845-1933)

Day of marriage January 9, 1868

• The temperature on January 9, 1868 was about -4.4 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
• From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
• In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • January 3 » Meiji Restoration in Japan: The Tokugawa shogunate is abolished; agents of Satsuma and Chōshū seize power.
  • March 5 » Mefistofele, an opera by Arrigo Boito, receives its premiere performance at La Scala.
  • May 26 » The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson ends with his acquittal by one vote.
  • June 1 » The Treaty of Bosque Redondo is signed, allowing the Navajo to return to their lands in Arizona and New Mexico.
  • November 4 » Camagüey, Cuba, revolts against Spain during the Ten Years' War.
  • December 24 » The Greek Presidential Guard is established as the royal escort by King George I.

Day of death July 25, 1933

• The temperature on July 25, 1933 was between 12.1 °C and 26.8 °C and averaged 19.7 °C. There was 10.7 hours of sunshine (67%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1933: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.2 million citizens.
  • March 6 » Great Depression: President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a "bank holiday", closing all U.S. banks and freezing all financial transactions.
  • March 28 » The Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool is believed to be the first airliner lost to sabotage when a passenger sets a fire on board.
  • May 15 » All military aviation organizations within or under the control of the RLM of Germany were officially merged in a covert manner to form its Wehrmacht military's air arm, the Luftwaffe.
  • June 16 » The National Industrial Recovery Act is passed in the United States, allowing businesses to avoid antitrust prosecution if they establish voluntary wage, price, and working condition regulations on an industry-wide basis.
  • September 13 » Elizabeth McCombs becomes the first woman elected to the New Zealand Parliament.
  • November 17 » The United States recognizes the Soviet Union.

Day of burial July 26, 1933

• The temperature on July 26, 1933 was between 11.0 °C and 29.0 °C and averaged 20.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 13.8 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1933: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.2 million citizens.
  • January 5 » Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco Bay.
  • March 12 » Great Depression: Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the nation for the first time as President of the United States. This is also the first of his "fireside chats".
  • April 24 » Nazi Germany begins its persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses by shutting down the Watch Tower Society office in Magdeburg.
  • May 15 » All military aviation organizations within or under the control of the RLM of Germany were officially merged in a covert manner to form its Wehrmacht military's air arm, the Luftwaffe.
  • June 17 » Union Station massacre: In Kansas City, Missouri, four FBI agents and captured fugitive Frank Nash are gunned down by gangsters attempting to free Nash.
  • August 1 » Anti-Fascist activists Bruno Tesch, Walter Möller, Karl Wolff and August Lütgens are executed by the Nazi regime in Altona.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1934 » Engelbert Dollfuss, Austrian politician, 14th Chancellor of Austria (b. 1892)
• 1934 » François Coty, French businessman, founded Coty, Inc. (b. 1874)
• 1942 » Fred Englehardt, American triple jumper (b. 1879)
• 1952 » Herbert Murrill, English organist and composer (b. 1909)
• 1958 » Otto Lasanen, Finnish wrestler (b. 1891)
• 1959 » Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, Polish-born Irish rabbi and author (b. 1888)