Family tree Goossens x Van der Heijden » Leonardus Johannes Sanders (1923-2000)

Birthday August 13, 1923

• The temperature on August 13, 1923 was between 9.8 °C and 25.3 °C and averaged 18.4 °C. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (57%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
  • January 1 » Britain's Railways are grouped into the Big Four: LNER, GWR, SR, and LMS.
  • January 11 » Occupation of the Ruhr: Troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area to force Germany to make its World War I reparation payments.
  • April 18 » Yankee Stadium: "The House that Ruth Built" opens.
  • April 26 » The Duke of York weds Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey.
  • September 4 » Maiden flight of the first U.S. airship, the USSShenandoah.
  • October 13 » Ankara becomes the capital of Turkey.

Source: Wikipedia

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