Stambomen Quist » Adriana Knulst (1892-1983)

Christening day August 14, 1892

• The temperature on August 14, 1892 was about 18.4 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1892: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • January 1 » Ellis Island begins processing immigrants into the United States.
  • June 6 » The Chicago "L" elevated rail system begins operation.
  • September 9 » Amalthea, third moon of Jupiter is discovered by Edward Emerson Barnard.
  • September 22 » Lindal Railway Incident, providing inspiration for "The Lost Special" by A.C. Doyle and the TV serial Lost.
  • October 12 » The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited by students in many US public schools.
  • October 13 » Edward Emerson Barnard discovers first comet discovered by photographic means.

Day of marriage June 21, 1917

• The temperature on June 21, 1917 was between 13.1 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 16.5 °C. There was 5.8 mm of rain. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 3 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
  • January 19 » Silvertown explosion: A blast at a munitions factory in London kills 73 and injures over 400. The resulting fire causes over £2,000,000 worth of damage.
  • February 5 » The Congress of the United States passes the Immigration Act of 1917 over President Woodrow Wilson's veto.
  • March 31 » According to the terms of the Treaty of the Danish West Indies, the islands become American possessions.
  • May 13 » Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.
  • July 17 » King George V issues a Proclamation stating that the male line descendants of the British Royal Family will bear the surname Windsor.
  • August 28 » Ten Suffragettes are arrested while picketing the White House.

Day of death October 3, 1983

• The temperature on October 3, 1983 was between 13.4 °C and 21.1 °C and averaged 17.0 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1983: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.3 million citizens.
  • January 1 » The ARPANET officially changes to using TCP/IP, the Internet Protocol, effectively creating the Internet.
  • March 23 » Strategic Defense Initiative: President Ronald Reagan makes his initial proposal to develop technology to intercept enemy missiles.
  • April 4 » Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Challenger makes its maiden voyage into space.
  • May 17 » The U.S. Department of Energy declassifies documents showing world's largest mercury pollution event in Oak Ridge, Tennessee (ultimately found to be 4.2million pounds [1.9kt]), in response to the Appalachian Observer's Freedom of Information Act request.
  • July 24 » George Brett batting for the Kansas City Royals against the New York Yankees, has a game-winning home run nullified in the "Pine Tar Incident".
  • December 17 » Provisional IRA members detonate a car bomb at Harrods Department Store in London. Three police officers and three civilians are killed.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1979 » Nicos Poulantzas, Greek-French sociologist and philosopher (b. 1936)
• 1980 » Friedrich Karm, Estonian footballer (b. 1907)
• 1981 » Anna Hedvig Büll, Estonian-German missionary (b. 1887)
• 1986 » Vince DiMaggio, American baseball player and manager (b. 1912)
• 1987 » Jean Anouilh, French playwright and screenwriter (b. 1910)
• 1987 » Kalervo Palsa, Finnish painter (b. 1947)