Family tree Houtman » Jan Willem van Leeuwen (1889-1967)

Day of marriage May 2, 1914

• The temperature on May 2, 1914 was between 0.7 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (58%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
  • May 17 » The Protocol of Corfu is signed, recognising full autonomy to Northern Epirus under nominal Albanian sovereignty.
  • May 29 » The Ocean liner RMSEmpress of Ireland sinks in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of 1,012 lives.
  • June 23 » Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa takes Zacatecas from Victoriano Huerta.
  • August 5 » In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed.
  • September 3 » William, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule.
  • November 9 » SMSEmden is sunk by HMASSydney in the Battle of Cocos.

Day of death April 23, 1967

• The temperature on April 23, 1967 was between 2.7 °C and 9.1 °C and averaged 5.1 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (35%). The partly clouded 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 November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1967: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.5 million citizens.
  • January 6 » Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and ARVN troops launch "Operation Deckhouse Five" in the Mekong River delta.
  • January 27 » Cold War: The Soviet Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom sign the Outer Space Treaty in Washington, D.C., banning deployment of nuclear weapons in space, and limiting use of the Moon and other celestial bodies to peaceful purposes.
  • May 20 » The Popular Movement of the Revolution political party is established in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • June 17 » Nuclear weapons testing: China announces a successful test of its first thermonuclear weapon.
  • November 2 » Vietnam War: US President Lyndon B. Johnson and "The Wise Men" conclude that the American people should be given more optimistic reports on the progress of the war.
  • December 20 » A Pennsylvania Railroad Budd Metroliner exceeds 155mph on their New York Division, also present day Amtrak's Northeast Corridor.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1951 » Charles G. Dawes, American banker and politician, 30th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1865)
• 1951 » Jules Berry, French actor and director (b. 1883)
• 1959 » Bak Jungyang, Korean politician
• 1965 » George Adamski, Polish-American ufologist and author (b. 1891)
• 1966 » George Ohsawa, Japanese founder of the Macrobiotic diet (b. 1893)
• 1981 » Josep Pla, Catalan journalist and author (b. 1897)