Eijsermans family tree » Celesta Maria Elisa Modde (1898-1975)

Day of marriage December 23, 1916

• The temperature on December 23, 1916 was between 0.6 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 12.7 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 1916: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
  • January 24 » In Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., the Supreme Court of the United States declares the federal income tax constitutional.
  • March 9 » Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa leads nearly 500 Mexican raiders in an attack against the border town of Columbus, New Mexico.
  • April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Verdun: German forces launch their third offensive of the battle.
  • April 29 » World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.
  • June 24 » Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract.
  • October 27 » Negus Mikael, marching on the Ethiopian capital in support of his son Emperor Iyasu V, is defeated by Fitawrari abte Giyorgis, securing the throne for Empress Zewditu I.

Day of death July 29, 1975

• The temperature on July 29, 1975 was between 10.5 °C and 26.9 °C and averaged 19.1 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 10.4 hours of sunshine (66%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1975: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.6 million citizens.
  • February 13 » Fire at One World Trade Center (North Tower) of the World Trade Center in New York.
  • April 28 » General Cao Văn Viên, chief of the South Vietnamese military, departs for the US as the North Vietnamese Army closed in on victory.
  • June 24 » Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 encounters severe wind shear and crashes on final approach to New York's JFK Airport killing 113 of the 124 passengers on board, making it the deadliest U.S. plane crash at the time. This accident led to decades of research into downburst and microburst phenomena and their effects on aircraft.
  • September 5 » Sacramento, California: Lynette Fromme attempts to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford.
  • November 7 » In Bangladesh, a joint force of people and soldiers takes part in an uprising led by Colonel Abu Taher that ousts and kills Brigadier Khaled Mosharraf, freeing the then house-arrested army chief and future president Maj-Gen. Ziaur Rahman.
  • November 10 » The 729-foot-long freighter SSEdmund Fitzgerald sinks during a storm on Lake Superior, killing all 29 crew on board.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1973 » Norm Smith, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1915)
• 1973 » Roger Williamson, English race car driver (b. 1948)
• 1974 » Cass Elliot, American singer (b. 1941)
• 1974 » Erich Kästner, German author and poet (b. 1899)
• 1976 » Mickey Cohen, American gangster (b. 1913)
• 1978 » Andrzej Bogucki, Polish actor, operetta singer, and songwriter (b. 1904)