Eijsermans family tree » Johannes Gerardus van Beerendonk (1909-)

Birthday December 4, 1909

• The temperature on December 4, 1909 was between 3.0 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 12.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
  • January 9 » Ernest Shackleton, leading the Nimrod Expedition to the South Pole, plants the British flag 97 nautical miles (180km; 112mi) from the South Pole, the farthest anyone had ever reached at that time.
  • April 6 » Robert Peary and Matthew Henson become the first people to reach the North Pole; Peary's claim has been disputed because of failings in his navigational ability.
  • June 2 » Alfred Deakin becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.
  • July 25 » Louis Blériot makes the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air machine from Calais to Dover, England, United Kingdom in 37 minutes.
  • September 30 » The Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania makes a record-breaking westbound crossing of the Atlantic, that will not be bettered for 20 years.
  • October 26 » An Jung-geun assassinates Japan's Resident-General of Korea.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1904 » Albert Norden, German journalist and politician († 1982)
• 1908 » Alfred Hershey, American bacteriologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1997)
• 1910 » Alex North, American composer and conductor († 1991)
• 1910 » R. Venkataraman, Indian lawyer and politician, 6th President of India († 2009)
• 1912 » Pappy Boyington, American colonel and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient († 1988)
• 1913 » Mark Robson, Canadian-American director and producer († 1978)