Family tree Den Elzen - Bollenstreek » Anna Catharina Dobbe (1885-1952)

Day of marriage June 3, 1908

• The temperature on June 3, 1908 was between 14.6 °C and 29.4 °C and averaged 22.8 °C. There was 13.9 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• 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 1908: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
  • April 1 » The Territorial Force (renamed Territorial Army in 1920) is formed as a volunteer reserve component of the British Army.
  • July 1 » SOS is adopted as the international distress signal.
  • August 8 » Wilbur Wright makes his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It is the Wright Brothers' first public flight.
  • September 17 » The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality.
  • October 1 » Ford Model T automobiles are offered for sale at a price of US$825.
  • November 7 » Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are reportedly killed in San Vicente Canton, Bolivia.

Day of death September 26, 1952

• The temperature on September 26, 1952 was between 9.0 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 11.6 mm of rain during 5.5 hours. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (10%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1952: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
  • March 21 » Alan Freed presents the Moondog Coronation Ball, the first rock and roll concert, in Cleveland, Ohio.
  • April 28 » The Treaty of San Francisco comes into effect, restoring Japanese sovereignty and ending its state of war with most of the Allies of World War II.
  • June 17 » Guatemala passes Decree 900, ordering the redistribution of uncultivated land.
  • September 19 » The United States bars Charlie Chaplin from re-entering the country after a trip to England.
  • November 4 » The United States government establishes the National Security Agency, or NSA.
  • December 24 » First flight of Britain's Handley Page Victor strategic bomber.

Day of burial September 30, 1952

• The temperature on September 30, 1952 was between 7.0 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was 3.8 mm of rain during 5.7 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1952: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
  • April 8 » U.S. President Harry Truman calls for the seizure of all domestic steel mills in an attempt to prevent the 1952 steel strike.
  • April 21 » Secretary's Day (now Administrative Professionals' Day) is first celebrated.
  • May 2 » A De Havilland Comet makes the first jetliner flight with fare-paying passengers, from London to Johannesburg.
  • July 7 » The ocean liner SSUnited States passes Bishop Rock on her maiden voyage, breaking the transatlantic speed record to become the fastest passenger ship in the world.
  • July 26 » King Farouk of Egypt abdicates in favor of his son Fuad.
  • December 20 » A United States Air Force C-124 crashes and burns in Moses Lake, Washington killing 87.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1947 » Hugh Lofting, English-American author and poet (b. 1886)
• 1951 » Hans Cloos, German geologist and academic (b. 1885)
• 1952 » George Santayana, Spanish philosopher, novelist, and poet (b. 1863)
• 1953 » Xu Beihong, Chinese painter and educator (b. 1895)
• 1954 » Ellen Roosevelt, American tennis player (b. 1868)
• 1957 » Arthur Powell Davies, American minister and author (b. 1902)