Family tree Hegeman » Cornelis Johannes Vroom (1893-1961)

Day of marriage December 27, 1935

• The temperature on December 27, 1935 was between 5.0 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1935: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.4 million citizens.
  • January 11 » Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
  • February 28 » DuPont scientist Wallace Carothers invents nylon.
  • May 24 » The first night game in Major League Baseball history is played in Cincinnati, Ohio, with the Cincinnati Reds beating the Philadelphia Phillies 2–1 at Crosley Field.
  • June 12 » A ceasefire is negotiated between Bolivia and Paraguay, ending the Chaco War.
  • July 24 » The Dust Bowl heat wave reaches its peak, sending temperatures to 109°F (43°C) in Chicago and 104°F (40°C) in Milwaukee.
  • December 5 » Mary McLeod Bethune founds the National Council of Negro Women in New York City.

Day of death January 23, 1961

• The temperature on January 23, 1961 was between -0.2 °C and 2.0 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1961: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.6 million citizens.
  • January 3 » The SL-1 nuclear reactor is destroyed by a steam explosion in the only reactor incident in the United States to cause immediate fatalities.
  • February 27 » The first congress of the Spanish Trade Union Organisation is inaugurated.
  • March 9 » Sputnik 9 successfully launches, carrying a dog and a human dummy, and demonstrating that the Soviet Union was ready to begin human spaceflight.
  • March 14 » A USAF B-52 bomber crashes near near Yuba City, California whilst carrying nuclear weapons.
  • August 15 » Border guard Conrad Schumann flees from East Germany while on duty guarding the construction of the Berlin Wall.
  • September 11 » Hurricane Carla strikes the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane, the second strongest storm ever to hit the state.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1956 » Alexander Korda, Hungarian-English director and producer (b. 1893)
• 1963 » Józef Gosławski, Polish sculptor (b. 1908)
• 1966 » T. M. Sabaratnam, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician († 1895)
• 1971 » Fritz Feigl, Austrian-Brazilian chemist and academic (b. 1871)
• 1973 » Alexander Onassis, American-Greek businessman (b. 1948)
• 1973 » Kid Ory, American trombonist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1886)