Family tree Diverse » Anna Arnolda Thomas (1903-1988)

Day of marriage November 8, 1928

• The temperature on November 8, 1928 was between 2.1 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 4 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 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.
  • April 12 » The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, takes off for the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
  • June 18 » Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she is a passenger; Wilmer Stultz is the pilot and Lou Gordon the mechanic).
  • September 17 » The Okeechobee hurricane strikes southeastern Florida, killing more than 2,500 people.
  • September 18 » Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro crossing of the English Channel.
  • October 22 » Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Puerto Rico.
  • October 28 » The "Indonesia Raya", now the national anthem, is first played during the Second Indonesian Youth Congress.

Day of death November 23, 1988

• The temperature on November 23, 1988 was between 3.2 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (5%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1988: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.7 million citizens.
  • March 14 » In the Johnson South Reef Skirmish Chinese forces defeat Vietnamese forces in an altercation over control of one of the Spratly Islands.
  • April 14 » The USSSamuel B. Roberts strikes a mine in the Persian Gulf during Operation Earnest Will.
  • May 24 » Section 28 of the United Kingdom's Local Government Act 1988, a controversial amendment stating that a local authority cannot intentionally promote homosexuality, is enacted.
  • August 10 » Japanese American internment: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, providing $20,000 payments to Japanese Americans who were either interned in or relocated by the United States during World War II.
  • September 29 » NASA launches STS-26, the first mission since the Challenger disaster.
  • December 21 » The first flight of Antonov An-225 Mriya, the largest aircraft in the world.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1984 » Leonard Baker, American historian and author (b. 1931)
• 1990 » Bo Díaz, Venezuelan baseball player (b. 1953)
• 1990 » Roald Dahl, British novelist, poet, and screenwriter (b. 1916)
• 1991 » Klaus Kinski, German-American actor and director (b. 1926)
• 1992 » Jean-François Thiriart, Belgian politician (b. 1922)
• 1992 » Roy Acuff, American singer-songwriter and fiddler (b. 1903)