Eijsermans family tree » Elisabeth Graafmans (1917-> 2010)

Birthday September 6, 1917

• The temperature on September 6, 1917 was between 11.2 °C and 24.0 °C and averaged 17.7 °C. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
  • January 11 » The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.
  • March 1 » The Zimmermann Telegram is reprinted in newspapers across the United States after the U.S. government releases its unencrypted text.
  • March 8 » The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule.
  • March 26 » World War I: First Battle of Gaza: British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance.
  • April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
  • August 18 » A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1915 » Ed Oliver, American golfer († 1961)
• 1915 » Franz Josef Strauss, German lieutenant and politician, Minister President of Bavaria († 1988)
• 1917 » George Mann, English cricketer († 2001)
• 1917 » John Berry, American-French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter († 1999)
• 1917 » Philipp von Boeselager, German soldier and economist († 2008)
• 1919 » Wilson Greatbatch, American engineer and philanthropist († 2011)