Family tree Huwel » Maria van Bulck (1899-1946)

Day of marriage July 9, 1921

• The temperature on July 9, 1921 was between 11.6 °C and 26.8 °C and averaged 19.8 °C. There was 14.8 hours of sunshine (90%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1921: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
  • January 20 » The British K-class submarine HMS K5 sinks in the English Channel; all 56 on board die.
  • January 20 » The first Constitution of Turkey is adopted, making fundamental changes in the source and exercise of sovereignty by consecrating the principle of national sovereignty.
  • March 1 » Following mass protests in Petrograd demanding greater freedom in the RSFSR, the Kronstadt rebellion began, with sailors and citizens taking up arms against the Bolsheviks.
  • June 30 » U.S. President Warren G. Harding appoints former President William Howard Taft as Chief Justice of the United States.
  • October 29 » United States: Second trial of Sacco and Vanzetti in Boston, Massachusetts.
  • November 11 » The Tomb of the Unknowns is dedicated by US President Warren G. Harding at Arlington National Cemetery.

Day of death August 6, 1946

• The temperature on August 6, 1946 was between 14.3 °C and 23.2 °C and averaged 18.6 °C. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1946: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
  • January 3 » Popular Canadian American jockey George Woolf dies in a freak accident during a race; the annual George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award is created to honor him.
  • February 8 » The first portion of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, the first serious challenge to the popularity of the Authorized King James Version, is published.
  • April 1 » The 8.6 M_w  Aleutian Islands earthquake shakes the Aleutian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). A destructive tsunami reaches the Hawaiian Islands resulting in dozens of deaths, mostly in Hilo, Hawaii.
  • April 5 » A Fleet Air Arm Vickers Wellington crashes into a residential area in Rabat, Malta during a training exercise, killing all 4 crew members and 16 civilians on the ground.
  • May 25 » The parliament of Transjordan makes Abdullah I of Jordan their Emir.
  • October 1 » The Daegu October Incident occurs in Allied-occupied Korea.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1931 » Bix Beiderbecke, American cornet player, pianist, and composer (b. 1903)
• 1945 » Hiram Johnson, American lawyer and politician, 23rd Governor of California (b. 1866)
• 1945 » Richard Bong, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1920)
• 1946 » Tony Lazzeri, American baseball player and coach (b. 1903)
• 1952 » Betty Allan, Australian statistician and biometrician (b. 1905)
• 1959 » Preston Sturges, American director, screenwriter, and playwright (b. 1898)