Family tree Hoek, van Scherpenzeel, la Verge en van de Water » Theodorus Matton (1901-1997)

Day of marriage February 6, 1929

• The temperature on February 6, 1929 was between -3.1 °C and 2.8 °C and averaged -1.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• 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 1929: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.7 million citizens.
  • February 9 » Members of the Viet Nam Quoc Dan Dang assassinated the labor recruiter Bazin, prompting a crackdown by French colonial authorities.
  • May 1 » The 7.2 M_w  Kopet Dag earthquake shakes the Iran–Turkmenistan border region with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing up to 3,800 and injuring 1,121.
  • June 21 » An agreement brokered by U.S. Ambassador Dwight Whitney Morrow ends the Cristero War in Mexico.
  • November 29 » U.S. Admiral Richard E. Byrd leads the first expedition to fly over the South Pole.
  • December 3 » President Herbert Hoover delivers his first State of the Union message to Congress. It was presented in the form of a written message rather than a speech.
  • December 19 » The Indian National Congress promulgates the Purna Swaraj (the Declaration of the Independence of India).

Day of death November 29, 1997

• The temperature on November 29, 1997 was between 7.7 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 9.6 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (4%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1997: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.6 million citizens.
  • January 23 » Madeleine Albright becomes the first woman to serve as United States Secretary of State.
  • February 28 » An earthquake in northern Iran is responsible for about 3,000 deaths.
  • May 8 » China Southern Airlines Flight 3456 crashes on approach into Bao'an International Airport, killing 35 people.
  • July 22 » The second Blue Water Bridge opens between Port Huron, Michigan and Sarnia, Ontario.
  • September 11 » NASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars.
  • October 27 » The 1997 Asian financial crisis causes a crash in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1996 » Dan Flavin, American sculptor and illustrator (b. 1933)
• 1996 » Denis Jenkinson, English journalist and author (b. 1920)
• 1997 » Coleman Young, American politician, 66th Mayor of Detroit (b. 1918)
• 1998 » Maus Gatsonides, Dutch race car driver and businessman (b. 1911)
• 1999 » Gene Rayburn, American game show panelist and host (b. 1917)
• 1999 » John Berry, American-French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1917)