Eijsermans family tree » Catharina van Weert (1909-)

Birthday September 13, 1909

• The temperature on September 13, 1909 was between 12.1 °C and 16.5 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
  • February 26 » Kinemacolor, the first successful color motion picture process, is first shown to the general public at the Palace Theatre in London.
  • April 9 » The U.S. Congress passes the Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act.
  • August 28 » A group of mid-level Greek Army officers launches the Goudi coup, seeking wide-ranging reforms.
  • November 18 » Two United States warships are sent to Nicaragua after 500 revolutionaries (including two Americans) are executed by order of José Santos Zelaya.
  • December 4 » In Canadian football, the First Grey Cup game is played. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeat the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club, 26–6.
  • December 4 » The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest surviving professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1908 » Chu Berry, American saxophonist († 1941)
• 1908 » Karolos Koun, Greek director and playwright († 1987)
• 1908 » Mae Questel, American actress and vocal artist († 1998)
• 1908 » Sicco Mansholt, Dutch farmer and politician, 4th President of the European Commission († 1995)
• 1909 » Frits Thors, Dutch journalist and radio host († 2014)
• 1909 » Ray Bowden, English footballer († 1998)