Family tree Griffioen Jellema Friese Adel » Bertha Heddendorp (1890-1977)

Day of marriage April 24, 1920

• The temperature on April 24, 1920 was between 1.6 °C and 16.9 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
  • February 29 » Czechoslovak National Assembly adopts the Constitution.
  • July 11 » In the East Prussian plebiscite the local populace decides to remain with Weimar Germany.
  • August 26 » The 19th amendment to United States Constitution takes effect, giving women the right to vote.
  • September 16 » The Wall Street bombing: A bomb in a horse wagon explodes in front of the J. P. Morgan building in New York City killing 38 and injuring 400.
  • November 16 » Qantas, Australia's national airline, is founded as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited.
  • November 28 » Irish War of Independence: Kilmichael Ambush: The Irish Republican Army ambush a convoy of British Auxiliaries and kill seventeen.

Day of death October 8, 1977

• The temperature on October 8, 1977 was between 12.7 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain during 4.2 hours. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (37%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• 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 1977: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.8 million citizens.
  • June 15 » After the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975, the first democratic elections took place in Spain.
  • June 16 » Oracle Corporation is incorporated in Redwood Shores, California, as Software Development Laboratories (SDL), by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner and Ed Oates.
  • August 18 » Steve Biko is arrested at a police roadblock under the Terrorism Act No. 83 of 1967 in King William's Town, South Africa. He later dies from injuries sustained during this arrest bringing attention to South Africa's apartheid policies.
  • August 26 » The Charter of the French Language is adopted by the National Assembly of Quebec
  • September 25 » About 4,200 people take part in the first running of the Chicago Marathon.
  • October 20 » Rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd's airplane crashes. Lead singer Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Steve Gaines perish in the crash.

Day of cremation October 12, 1977

• The temperature on October 12, 1977 was between 5.2 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (66%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• 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 1977: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.8 million citizens.
  • April 28 » The Red Army Faction trial ends, with Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin and Jan-Carl Raspe found guilty of four counts of murder and more than 30 counts of attempted murder.
  • May 14 » A Dan-Air Boeing 707 leased to IAS Cargo Airlines crashes on approach to Lusaka International Airport (now Kenneth Kaunda International Airport) in Lusaka, Zambia, killing six people.
  • July 13 » New York City: Amidst a period of financial and social turmoil experiences an electrical blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread fires and looting.
  • July 21 » The start of the four-day-long Libyan–Egyptian War.
  • September 4 » The Golden Dragon massacre takes place in San Francisco.
  • December 1 » Pinwheel is launched, which is now Nickelodeon.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1973 » Gabriel Marcel, French philosopher, playwright, and critic (b. 1889)
• 1977 » Giorgos Papasideris, Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1902)
• 1978 » Bertha Parker Pallan, American archaeologist (b. 1907)
• 1979 » Brian Edmund Baker, English air marshal (b. 1896)
• 1979 » Jayaprakash Narayan, Indian politician (b. 1902)
• 1982 » Fernando Lamas, Argentinian-American actor and director (b. 1916)