Family tree Jan Werkman » Jan Haan (1896-1969)

Day of marriage December 1, 1917

• The temperature on December 1, 1917 was between 4.7 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
  • January 22 » World War I: President Woodrow Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for "peace without victory" in Europe.
  • February 24 » World War I: The U.S. ambassador Walter Hines Page to the United Kingdom is given the Zimmermann Telegram, in which Germany pledges to ensure the return of New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona to Mexico if Mexico declares war on the United States.
  • May 21 » The Great Atlanta fire of 1917 causes $5.5million in damages, destroying some 300 acres including 2,000 homes, businesses and churches, displacing about 10,000 people but leading to only one fatality (due to heart attack).
  • May 26 » Several powerful tornadoes rip through Illinois, including the city of Mattoon.
  • July 28 » The Silent Parade took place in New York City, in protest to murders, lynchings, and other violence directed towards African Americans.
  • October 13 » The "Miracle of the Sun" is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Portugal.

Day of death June 2, 1969

• The temperature on June 2, 1969 was between 6.0 °C and 15.7 °C and averaged 11.3 °C. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (31%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 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 1969: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.8 million citizens.
  • April 22 » British yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston wins the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race and completes the first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world.
  • July 3 » Space Race: The biggest explosion in the history of rocketry occurs when the Soviet N-1 rocket explodes and subsequently destroys its launchpad.
  • August 21 » Gap Inc. opened their first store in San Francisco, California.
  • September 1 » A coup in Libya brings Muammar Gaddafi to power.
  • October 1 » Concorde breaks the sound barrier for the first time.
  • November 10 » National Educational Television (the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service) in the United States debuts Sesame Street.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1968 » André Mathieu, Canadian pianist and composer (b. 1929)
• 1969 » Leo Gorcey, American actor (b. 1917)
• 1970 » Albert Lamorisse, French director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
• 1970 » Bruce McLaren, New Zealand race car driver and engineer, founded the McLaren racing team (b. 1937)
• 1970 » Giuseppe Ungaretti, Italian soldier, journalist, and academic (b. 1888)
• 1970 » Orhan Kemal, Turkish author (b. 1914)