Family tree Eilander » Tonia Wilbrink (1896-1970)

Day of marriage December 16, 1916

• The temperature on December 16, 1916 was between 0.9 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged 2.7 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 29 » World War I: Paris is first bombed by German zeppelins.
  • February 27 » Ocean liner SS Maloja strikes a mine near Dover and sinks with the loss of 155 lives.
  • February 29 » Tokelau is annexed by the United Kingdom.
  • July 22 » Preparedness Day Bombing: In San Francisco, a bomb explodes on Market Street during a parade, killing ten and injuring 40.
  • 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.
  • November 18 » World War I: First Battle of the Somme: In France, British Expeditionary Force commander Douglas Haig calls off the battle which started on July 1, 1916.

Day of death June 8, 1970

• The temperature on June 8, 1970 was between 16.3 °C and 29.0 °C and averaged 23.1 °C. There was 13.4 hours of sunshine (81%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1970: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.0 million citizens.
  • January 1 » The defined beginning of Unix time, at 00:00:00.
  • April 1 » The first of over 670,000 AMC Gremlins are released into North America to compete with foreign imported cars.
  • September 7 » Fighting begins between Arab guerrillas and government forces in Jordan.
  • September 12 » Dawson's Field hijackings: Palestinian terrorists blow up three hijacked airliners in Jordan, continuing to hold the passengers hostage in various undisclosed locations in Amman.
  • November 10 » Vietnam War: Vietnamization: For the first time in five years, an entire week ends with no reports of American combat fatalities in Southeast Asia.
  • November 14 » Southern Airways Flight 932 crashes in the mountains near Huntington, West Virginia, killing 75, including almost all of the Marshall University football team.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1968 » Elizabeth Enright, American author and illustrator (b. 1909)
• 1968 » Ludovico Scarfiotti, Italian race car driver (b. 1933)
• 1969 » Arunachalam Mahadeva, Sri Lankan politician and diplomat (b. 1885)
• 1969 » Robert Taylor, American actor and singer (b. 1911)
• 1970 » Abraham Maslow, American psychologist and academic (b. 1908)
• 1971 » J.I. Rodale, American author and playwright (b. 1898)