Family tree Fokker » Gerarda Antonia Koelink (1893-1984)

Day of marriage July 23, 1915

• The temperature on July 23, 1915 was between 13.6 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 8.4 mm of rain. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (21%). 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 1915: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
  • January 12 » The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to require states to give women the right to vote.
  • January 31 » World War I: Germany is the first to make large-scale use of poison gas in warfare in the Battle of Bolimów against Russia.
  • May 6 » Babe Ruth, then a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, hits his first major league home run.
  • July 7 » Colombo Town Guard officer Henry Pedris is executed in British Ceylon for allegedly inciting persecution of Muslims.
  • July 28 » The United States begins a 19-year occupation of Haiti.
  • October 14 » World War I: Bulgaria joins the Central Powers.

Day of death October 18, 1984

• The temperature on October 18, 1984 was between 10.4 °C and 14.2 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 4.6 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1984: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.4 million citizens.
  • January 28 » Tropical Storm Domoina makes landfall in southern Mozambique, eventually causing 214 deaths and some of the most severe flooding so far recorded in the region.
  • March 29 » The Baltimore Colts load its possessions onto fifteen Mayflower moving trucks in the early morning hours and transfer its operations to Indianapolis.
  • April 6 » Members of Cameroon's Republican Guard unsuccessfully attempt to overthrow the government headed by Paul Biya.
  • August 30 » STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery takes off on its maiden voyage.
  • October 31 » Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by two Sikh security guards. Riots break out in New Delhi and other cities and around 3,000 Sikhs are killed.
  • November 14 » Zamboanga City mayor Cesar Climaco, a prominent critic of the government of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, is assassinated in his home city.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1982 » Dwain Esper, American director and producer (b. 1892)
• 1982 » John Robarts, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Ontario (b. 1917)
• 1982 » Pierre Mendès France, French lawyer and politician, 143rd Prime Minister of France (b. 1907)
• 1983 » Diego Abad de Santillán, Spanish economist and author (b. 1897)
• 1983 » Willie Jones, American baseball player (b. 1925)
• 1984 » Henri Michaux, French painter and poet (b. 1899)