Family tree Janneke Smids » Douwe Wepkes Reitsma (1880-1944)

Day of marriage December 16, 1909

• The temperature on December 16, 1909 was between -5.6 °C and 0.7 °C and averaged -2.4 °C. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
  • February 23 » The AEA Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire.
  • March 4 » U.S. President William Taft used what became known as a Saxbe fix, a mechanism to avoid the restriction of the U.S. Constitution's Ineligibility Clause, to appoint Philander C. Knox as U.S. Secretary of State.
  • April 6 » Robert Peary and Matthew Henson become the first people to reach the North Pole; Peary's claim has been disputed because of failings in his navigational ability.
  • April 11 » The city of Tel Aviv is founded.
  • April 18 » Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome.
  • September 20 » The South Africa Act 1909 creates the Union of South Africa from the British Colonies from four smaller colonies.

Day of death March 5, 1944

• The temperature on March 5, 1944 was between -5.6 °C and 6.3 °C and averaged -0.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 8.9 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
  • April 13 » Relations between New Zealand and the Soviet Union are established.
  • April 28 » World War II: Nine German E-boats attacked US and UK units during Exercise Tiger, the rehearsal for the Normandy landings, killing 946.
  • June 14 » World War II: After several failed attempts, the British Army abandons Operation Perch, its plan to capture the German-occupied town of Caen.
  • July 17 » World War II: At Sainte-Foy-de-Montgommery in Normandy Field Marshal Erwin Rommel is seriously injured by allied aircraft while returning to his headquarters.
  • August 23 » World War II: Marseille is liberated by the Allies.
  • November 1 » World War II: Units of the British Army land at Walcheren.

Day of burial March 9, 1944

• The temperature on March 9, 1944 was between -0.2 °C and 3.0 °C and averaged 1.5 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
  • January 3 » World War II: Top Ace Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington is shot down in his Vought F4U Corsair by Captain Masajiro Kawato flying a Mitsubishi A6M Zero.
  • March 6 » World War II: Soviet Air Forces bomb an evacuated town of Narva in German-occupied Estonia, destroying the entire historical Swedish-era town.
  • April 10 » Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler escape from Birkenau death camp.
  • June 13 » World War II: The Battle of Villers-Bocage: German tank ace Michael Wittmann ambushes elements of the British 7th Armoured Division, destroying up to fourteen tanks, fifteen personnel carriers and two anti-tank guns in a Tiger I tank.
  • September 6 » World War II: The city of Ypres, Belgium is liberated by Allied forces.
  • October 25 » Second World War: The final attempt of the Imperial Japanese Navy to win the war climaxes at the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1940 » Cai Yuanpei, Chinese philosopher and academic (b. 1868)
• 1944 » Max Jacob, French poet and author (b. 1876)
• 1945 » Lena Baker, African American maid and murderer (b. 1900)
• 1947 » Alfredo Casella, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1883)
• 1950 » Edgar Lee Masters, American poet, author, and playwright (b. 1868)
• 1950 » Roman Shukhevych, Ukrainian general and politician (b. 1907)