Family tree De Backer - Evers » Maurice Felix Edouard Marie-Joseph Lorthiois (1914-2009)

Day of marriage February 18, 1939

• The temperature on February 18, 1939 was between 2.5 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
  • April 20 » Adolf Hitler's 50th birthday's celebrations in Germany
  • June 12 » The Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York.
  • September 1 » The Wound Badge for Wehrmacht, SS, Kriegsmarine, and Luftwaffe soldiers is instituted. The final version of the Iron Cross is also instituted on this date.
  • September 22 » World War II: A joint German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk is held to celebrate the successful invasion of Poland.
  • September 30 » World War II: General Władysław Sikorski becomes prime minister of the Polish government-in-exile.
  • December 18 » World War II: The Battle of the Heligoland Bight, the first major air battle of the war, takes place.

Day of death January 9, 2009

• The temperature on January 9, 2009 was between -10.3 °C and -1.6 °C and averaged -6.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2009: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
  • July 26 » The militant Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram attacks a police station in Bauchi, leading to reprisals by the Nigeria Police Force and four days of violence across multiple cities.
  • August 10 » Twenty people are killed in Handlová, Trenčín Region, in the deadliest mining disaster in Slovakia's history.
  • August 27 » Internal conflict in Myanmar: The Burmese military junta and ethnic armies begin three days of violent clashes in the Kokang Special Region.
  • September 2 » The Andhra Pradesh, India helicopter crash occurred near Rudrakonda Hill, 40 nautical miles (74km) from Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India. Fatalities included Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
  • October 1 » The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom takes over the judicial functions of the House of Lords.
  • October 3 » Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkey join together in the Turkic Council.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2007 » Elmer Symons, South African motorcycle racer (b. 1977)
• 2007 » Jean-Pierre Vernant, French anthropologist and historian (b. 1914)
• 2008 » John Harvey-Jones, English businessman and television host (b. 1924)
• 2008 » Johnny Grant, American radio host and producer (b. 1923)
• 2009 » Rob Gauntlett, English mountaineer and explorer (b. 1987)
• 2009 » T. Llew Jones, Welsh author and poet (b. 1914)