Family tree Jan Werkman » Jan van Duinen (1893-1965)

Day of marriage October 7, 1918

• The temperature on October 7, 1918 was between 6.1 °C and 14.7 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 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 1918: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
  • January 26 » Finnish Civil War: A group of Red Guards hangs a red lantern atop the tower of Helsinki Workers' Hall to symbolically mark the start of the war.
  • March 23 » First World War: On the third day of the German Spring Offensive, the 10th Battalion of the Royal West Kent Regiment is annihilated with many of the men becoming prisoners of war
  • May 26 » The Democratic Republic of Georgia is established.
  • June 1 » World War I: Western Front: Battle of Belleau Wood: Allied Forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord engage Imperial German Forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince.
  • October 10 » RMS Leinster is torpedoed and sunk by UB-123, killing 564, the worst-ever on the Irish Sea.
  • December 1 » Iceland becomes a sovereign state, yet remains a part of the Danish kingdom.

Day of death November 17, 1965

• The temperature on November 17, 1965 was between -3.7 °C and 1.4 °C and averaged -0.9 °C. There was 8.1 mm of rain during 5.7 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1965: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.2 million citizens.
  • January 1 » The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan is founded in Kabul, Afghanistan.
  • January 28 » The current design of the Flag of Canada is chosen by an act of Parliament.
  • July 29 » Vietnam War: The first 4,000 101st Airborne Division paratroopers arrive in Vietnam, landing at Cam Ranh Bay.
  • August 1 » Frank Herbert's novel, Dune was published for the first time. It was named as the world's best-selling science fiction novel in 2003.
  • August 9 » Singapore is expelled from Malaysia and becomes the only country to date to gain independence unwillingly.
  • September 20 » Following the Battle of Burki, the Indian Army captures Dograi in course of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1955 » James P. Johnson, American pianist and composer (b. 1894)
• 1958 » Mort Cooper, American baseball player (b. 1913)
• 1959 » Heitor Villa-Lobos, Brazilian guitarist and composer (b. 1887)
• 1968 » Mervyn Peake, English poet, author, and illustrator (b. 1911)
• 1971 » Gladys Cooper, English actress (b. 1888)
• 1973 » Mirra Alfassa, French-Indian spiritual leader (b. 1878)