Family tree familie Eilders » Iwina Witvoet (1881-1981)

Day of marriage January 12, 1901

• The temperature on January 12, 1901 was between -9 °C and -1.8 °C and averaged -6.3 °C. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (4%). 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
  • August 6 » Kiowa land in Oklahoma is opened for white settlement, effectively dissolving the contiguous reservation.
  • August 14 » The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.
  • September 6 » Leon Czolgosz, an unemployed anarchist, shoots and fatally wounds US President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.
  • September 14 » U.S. President William McKinley dies after being mortally wounded on September 6 by anarchist Leon Czolgosz and is succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt.
  • October 24 » Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
  • December 10 » The first Nobel Prize ceremony is held in Stockholm on the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.

Day of death January 26, 1981

• The temperature on January 26, 1981 was between -2.4 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 2.0 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain during 2.6 hours. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (62%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1981: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.2 million citizens.
  • January 8 » A local farmer reports a UFO sighting in Trans-en-Provence, France, claimed to be "perhaps the most completely and carefully documented sighting of all time".
  • May 24 » Ecuadorian president Jaime Roldós Aguilera, his wife, and his presidential committee die in an aircraft accident while travelling from Quito to Zapotillo minutes after the president gave a famous speech regarding the 24 de mayo anniversary of the Battle of Pichincha.
  • September 1 » A coup d'état in the Central African Republic overthrows President David Dacko.
  • September 3 » The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, an international bill of rights for women, is instituted by the United Nations.
  • September 25 » Belize joins the United Nations.
  • December 11 » El Mozote massacre: Armed forces in El Salvador kill an estimated 900 civilians in an anti-guerrilla campaign during the Salvadoran Civil War.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1976 » João Branco Núncio, Portuguese bullfighter (b. 1901)
• 1977 » Filopimin Finos, Greek production manager and producer, founded Finos Film (b. 1908)
• 1979 » Nelson Rockefeller, American businessman and politician, 41st Vice President of the United States (b. 1908)
• 1980 » Simon Kapwepwe, Zambian politician, 2nd Vice President of Zambia (b. 1922)
• 1983 » Bear Bryant, American football player and coach (b. 1913)
• 1985 » Kenny Clarke, American jazz drummer and bandleader (b. 1914)