Family tree De Bode » Christiaan Andreas Joannes Rulkens (1902-1959)

Day of marriage May 25, 1928

• The temperature on May 25, 1928 was between 4.5 °C and 14.7 °C and averaged 9.1 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1928: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
  • January 31 » Leon Trotsky is exiled to Alma-Ata.
  • March 21 » Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight.
  • September 27 » The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
  • September 28 » Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin.
  • November 18 » Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon, directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, featuring the third appearances of cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. This is considered by the Disney corporation to be Mickey's birthday.
  • December 6 » The government of Colombia sends military forces to suppress a month-long strike by United Fruit Company workers, resulting in an unknown number of deaths.

Day of death October 25, 1959

• The temperature on October 25, 1959 was between 6.7 °C and 13.2 °C and averaged 10.2 °C. There was 5.1 mm of rain during 4.2 hours. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (56%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1959: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
  • January 1 » Cuban Revolution: Fulgencio Batista, dictator of Cuba, is overthrown by Fidel Castro's forces.
  • February 6 » At Cape Canaveral, Florida, the first successful test firing of a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile is accomplished.
  • February 28 » Discoverer 1, an American spy satellite that is the first object intended to achieve a polar orbit, is launched but fails to achieve orbit.
  • April 8 » The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank.
  • May 4 » The 1st Annual Grammy Awards are held.
  • September 26 » Typhoon Vera, the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in recorded history, makes landfall, killing 4,580 people and leaving nearly 1.6 million others homeless.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1953 » Holger Pedersen, Danish linguist and academic (b. 1867)
• 1955 » Sadako Sasaki, Japanese girl (b. 1943)
• 1957 » Albert Anastasia, Italian-American mob boss (b. 1902)
• 1957 » Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, English-Irish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1878)
• 1960 » Harry Ferguson, Irish-English engineer, founded the Ferguson Company (b. 1884)
• 1963 » Roger Désormière, French conductor and composer (b. 1898)