Gall/Genseal Family Tree » Ruth Abram (1896-1968)

Day of marriage February 26, 1918

• The temperature on February 26, 1918 was between -1 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 4.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (64%). The average windspeed was 4 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 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.
  • July 4 » World War I: The Battle of Hamel, a successful attack by the Australian Corps against German positions near the town of Le Hamel on the Western Front.
  • September 10 » Russian Civil War: The Red Army captures Kazan.
  • September 26 » World War I: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive began which would last until the total surrender of German forces.
  • September 29 » Germany's Supreme Army Command tells the Kaiser and the Chancellor to open negotiations for an armistice.
  • October 3 » King Boris III of Bulgaria accedes to the throne.
  • December 27 » The Great Poland Uprising against the Germans begins.

Day of death May 26, 1968

• The temperature on May 26, 1968 was between 11.8 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 7.8 mm of rain during 10.2 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1968: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.7 million citizens.
  • January 22 » Operation Igloo White, a US electronic surveillance system to stop communist infiltration into South Vietnam begins installation.
  • March 6 » Three rebels are executed by Rhodesia, the first executions since UDI, prompting international condemnation.
  • April 6 » Pierre Elliott Trudeau wins the Liberal Leadership Election, and becomes Prime Minister of Canada soon after.
  • June 9 » U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a national day of mourning following the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
  • July 23 » Glenville shootout: In Cleveland, Ohio, a violent shootout between a Black Militant organization and the Cleveland Police Department occurs. During the shootout, a riot begins and lasts for five days.
  • November 11 » Vietnam War: Operation Commando Hunt initiated. The goal is to interdict men and supplies on the Ho Chi Minh trail, through Laos into South Vietnam.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1959 » Philip Kassel, American gymnast (b. 1876)
• 1966 » Elizabeth Dilling, American author and activist (b. 1894)
• 1969 » Allan Haines Loughead, American engineer, co-founded the Lockheed Corporation (b. 1889)
• 1969 » Paul Hawkins, Australian race car driver (b. 1937)
• 1974 » Silvio Moser, Swiss race car driver (b. 1941)
• 1976 » Martin Heidegger, German philosopher and academic (b. 1889)