Family tree Harmsen-de Vries » Theodorus Boerlage (1881-1956)

Day of marriage November 21, 1906

• The temperature on November 21, 1906 was between 2.4 °C and 11.0 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
  • February 10 » HMSDreadnought, the first of a revolutionary new breed of battleships is christened and launched by King Edward VII.
  • May 2 » Closing ceremony of the Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece.
  • May 6 » The Russian Constitution of 1906 is adopted (on April 23 by the Julian calendar).
  • August 13 » The all black infantrymen of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Regiment are accused of killing a white bartender and wounding a white police officer in Brownsville, Texas, despite exculpatory evidence; all are later dishonorably discharged. (Their records were later restored to reflect honorable discharges but there were no financial settlements.)
  • August 16 » The 8.2 M_w Valparaíso earthquake hits central Chile, killing 3,882 people.
  • October 16 » The Wilhelm Voigt fools the city hall of Köpenick and several soldiers by impersonating a Prussian officer.

Day of death September 24, 1956

• The temperature on September 24, 1956 was between 10.8 °C and 23.2 °C and averaged 17.2 °C. There was 9.5 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1956: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.8 million citizens.
  • January 8 » Operation Auca: Five U.S. missionaries are killed by the Huaorani of Ecuador shortly after making contact with them.
  • June 5 » Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog", on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements.
  • July 26 » Following the World Bank's refusal to fund building the Aswan Dam, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal, sparking international condemnation.
  • October 14 » Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, leader of India's Untouchable caste, converts to Buddhism along with 385,000 of his followers (see Neo-Buddhism).
  • October 19 » The Soviet Union and Japan sign a Joint Declaration, officially ending the state of war between the two countries that had existed since August 1945.
  • October 29 » Suez Crisis begins: Israeli forces invade the Sinai Peninsula and push Egyptian forces back toward the Suez Canal.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1939 » Carl Laemmle, German-American film producer, founded Universal Studios (b. 1867)
• 1945 » Hans Geiger, German physicist and academic, co-invented the Geiger counter (b. 1882)
• 1947 » Andrew C. McLaughlin, American historian and author (b. 1861)
• 1948 » Warren William, American actor (b. 1894)
• 1950 » Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1863)
• 1962 » Charles Reisner, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1887)