Eijsermans family tree » Johannes Josephus Maria de Jong (1917-1917)

Day of death October 8, 1917

• The temperature on October 8, 1917 was between 7.0 °C and 12.9 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. There was 21.4 mm of rain. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
  • January 19 » Silvertown explosion: A blast at a munitions factory in London kills 73 and injures over 400. The resulting fire causes over £2,000,000 worth of damage.
  • March 8 » The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule.
  • March 16 » World War I: A German auxiliary cruiser is sunk in the Action of 16 March 1917.
  • November 8 » The first Council of People's Commissars is formed, including Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin.
  • November 26 » The National Hockey League is formed, with the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas as its first teams.
  • December 7 » World War I: The United States declares war on Austria-Hungary.

Source: Wikipedia

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