Family tree Hilbrink » Anna Maria (Maria) Welten (1870-1931)

Day of marriage July 27, 1895

• The temperature on July 27, 1895 was about 18.6 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1895: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • April 17 » The Treaty of Shimonoseki between China and Japan is signed. This marks the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, and the defeated Qing Empire is forced to renounce its claims on Korea and to concede the southern portion of the Fengtien province, Taiwan and the Pescadores Islands to Japan.
  • May 7 » In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector—a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day.
  • May 25 » The Republic of Formosa is formed, with Tang Jingsong as its president.
  • October 21 » The Republic of Formosa collapses as Japanese forces invade.
  • December 28 » The Lumière brothers perform for their first paying audience at the Grand Cafe in Boulevard des Capucines.
  • December 28 » Wilhelm Röntgen publishes a paper detailing his discovery of a new type of radiation, which later will be known as x-rays.

Day of death January 9, 1931

• The temperature on January 9, 1931 was between -6.2 °C and -1 °C and averaged -3.1 °C. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 1931: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
  • March 14 » Alam Ara, India's first talking film, is released.
  • March 25 » The Scottsboro Boys are arrested in Alabama and charged with rape.
  • March 26 » Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is founded in Vietnam.
  • March 26 » Swissair is founded as the national airline of Switzerland.
  • May 7 » The stand-off between criminal Francis Crowley and 300 members of the New York Police Department takes place in his fifth-floor apartment on West 91st Street, New York City.
  • October 1 » Clara Campoamor persuades the Constituent Cortes to enfranchise women in Spain's new constitution.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1923 » Katherine Mansfield, New Zealand novelist, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1888)
• 1924 » Ponnambalam Arunachalam, Sri Lankan civil servant and politician (b. 1853)
• 1927 » Houston Stewart Chamberlain, English-German philosopher and author (b. 1855)
• 1930 » Edward Bok, Dutch-American journalist and author (b. 1863)
• 1931 » Wayne Munn, American football player and wrestler (b. 1896)
• 1936 » John Gilbert, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1899)