Family tree Jongman, van Weert, Menger & Kooij » Aaltje ter Heide (1890-1944)

Day of marriage October 29, 1909

• The temperature on October 29, 1909 was between 5.1 °C and 11.3 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
  • February 2 » The Paris Film Congress opens. An attempt by European producers to form an equivalent to the MPCC cartel in the United States.
  • March 4 » U.S. President William Taft used what became known as a Saxbe fix, a mechanism to avoid the restriction of the U.S. Constitution's Ineligibility Clause, to appoint Philander C. Knox as U.S. Secretary of State.
  • March 31 » Serbia formally withdraws its opposition to Austro-Hungarian actions in the Bosnian Crisis.
  • April 6 » Robert Peary and Matthew Henson become the first people to reach the North Pole; Peary's claim has been disputed because of failings in his navigational ability.
  • August 28 » A group of mid-level Greek Army officers launches the Goudi coup, seeking wide-ranging reforms.
  • December 4 » The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest surviving professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association.

Day of death August 8, 1944

• The temperature on August 8, 1944 was between 14.0 °C and 25.1 °C and averaged 19.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
  • February 3 » World War II: During the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign, U.S. Army and Marine forces seize Kwajalein Atoll from the defending Japanese garrison.
  • February 20 » World War II: The "Big Week" began with American bomber raids on German aircraft manufacturing centers.
  • June 9 » World War II: Ninety-nine civilians are hanged from lampposts and balconies by German troops in Tulle, France, in reprisal for maquisards attacks.
  • July 21 » World War II: Battle of Guam: American troops land on Guam, starting a battle that will end on August 10.
  • August 10 » World War II: The Battle of Narva ends with a combined German–Estonian force successfully defending Narva, Estonia, from invading Soviet troops.
  • September 15 » Battle of Peleliu begins as the United States Marine Corps' 1st Marine Division and the United States Army's 81st Infantry Division hit White and Orange beaches under heavy fire from Japanese infantry and artillery.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1937 » Jimmie Guthrie, Scottish motorcycle racer (b. 1897)
• 1940 » Johnny Dodds, American clarinet player and saxophonist (b. 1892)
• 1944 » Erwin von Witzleben, German field marshal (b. 1881)
• 1944 » Michael Wittmann, German commander (b. 1914)
• 1947 » Anton Denikin, Russian general (b. 1872)
• 1950 » Fergus McMaster, Australian businessman, founded Qantas (b. 1879)