Family tree Ham » Roelofje "Roelie" Schonewille (1932-2023)

Birthday March 8, 1932

• The temperature on March 8, 1932 was between 2.0 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 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 1932: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
  • February 18 » The Empire of Japan creates the independent state of Manzhouguo (the obsolete Chinese name for Manchuria) free from the Republic of China and installed former Chinese Emperor Aisin Gioro Puyi as Chief Executive of the State.
  • May 4 » In Atlanta, mobster Al Capone begins serving an eleven-year prison sentence for tax evasion.
  • September 7 » The Battle of Boquerón, the first major battle of the Chaco War, commences.
  • September 17 » A speech by Laureano Gómez leads to the escalation of the Leticia Incident.
  • December 7 » German-born Swiss physicist Albert Einstein is granted an American visa.
  • December 25 » A magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Gansu, China kills 275 people.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1931 » John McPhee, American author and educator
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• 1931 » Neil Postman, American author and critic († 2003)