Family tree Glasmeier-Buhrs » Anna Maria Johanna van Heerde (1881-1978)

Day of marriage May 23, 1929

• The temperature on May 23, 1929 was between 12.0 °C and 25.2 °C and averaged 18.6 °C. There was 11.8 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1929: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.7 million citizens.
  • May 1 » The 7.2 M_w  Kopet Dag earthquake shakes the Iran–Turkmenistan border region with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing up to 3,800 and injuring 1,121.
  • June 17 » The town of Murchison, New Zealand Is rocked by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killing 17. At the time it was New Zealand's worst natural disaster.
  • August 16 » The 1929 Palestine riots break out in Mandatory Palestine between Palestinian Arabs and Jews and continue until the end of the month. In total, 133 Jews and 116 Arabs are killed.
  • August 23 » Hebron Massacre during the 1929 Palestine riots: Arab attack on the Jewish community in Hebron in the British Mandate of Palestine, continuing until the next day, resulted in the death of 65–68 Jews and the remaining Jews being forced to leave the city.
  • October 18 » The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council overrules the Supreme Court of Canada in Edwards v. Canada when it declares that women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law.
  • October 29 » The New York Stock Exchange crashes in what will be called the Crash of '29 or "Black Tuesday", ending the Great Bull Market of the 1920s and beginning the Great Depression.

Day of death August 2, 1978

• The temperature on August 2, 1978 was between 12.8 °C and 22.3 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (34%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 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 year 1978: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.9 million citizens.
  • April 14 » Tbilisi Demonstrations: Thousands of Georgians demonstrate against Soviet attempts to change the constitutional status of the Georgian language.
  • May 25 » The first of a series of bombings orchestrated by the Unabomber detonates at Northwestern University resulting in minor injuries.
  • June 15 » King Hussein of Jordan marries American Lisa Halaby, who takes the name Queen Noor.
  • August 10 » Three members of the Ulrich family are killed in an accident. This leads to the Ford Pinto litigation.
  • September 25 » PSA Flight 182, a Boeing 727, collides in mid-air with a Cessna 172 and crashes in San Diego, killing 144 people.
  • November 3 » Dominica gains its independence from the United Kingdom.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1976 » Fritz Lang, Austrian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1890)
• 1976 » László Kalmár, Hungarian mathematician and academic (b. 1905)
• 1978 » Antony Noghès, French businessman, founded the Monaco Grand Prix (b. 1890)
• 1978 » Carlos Chávez, Mexican composer and conductor (b. 1899)
• 1979 » Thurman Munson, American baseball player (b. 1947)
• 1981 » Stefanie Clausen, Danish diver (b. 1900)