Family tree Kunnen/Karman » Johannes Leonardus "Jan" Kunnen (1886-1968)

Day of marriage January 8, 1913

• The temperature on January 8, 1913 was between 1.5 °C and 6.9 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 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 1913: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
  • March 12 » The future capital of Australia is officially named Canberra.
  • June 23 » Second Balkan War: The Greeks defeat the Bulgarians in the Battle of Doiran.
  • June 25 » American Civil War veterans begin arriving at the Great Reunion of 1913.
  • September 23 » Roland Garros of France becomes the first to fly in an airplane across the Mediterranean (from St. Raphael in France to Bizerte, Tunisia).
  • October 10 » U.S. President Wilson triggers the explosion of the Gamboa Dike, completing major construction on the Panama Canal.
  • November 9 » The Great Lakes Storm of 1913, the most destructive natural disaster ever to hit the lakes, reaches its greatest intensity after beginning two days earlier. The storm destroys 19 ships and kills more than 250 people.

Day of death February 11, 1968

• The temperature on February 11, 1968 was between 0.2 °C and 3.3 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 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 1968: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.7 million citizens.
  • February 8 » American civil rights movement: The Orangeburg massacre: An attack on black students from South Carolina State University who are protesting racial segregation at the town's only bowling alley, leaves three or four dead in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
  • March 6 » Three rebels are executed by Rhodesia, the first executions since UDI, prompting international condemnation.
  • July 18 » Intel is founded in Mountain View, California.
  • August 13 » Alexandros Panagoulis attempts to assassinate the Greek dictator Colonel Georgios Papadopoulos in Varkiza, Athens.
  • September 15 » The Soviet Zond 5 spaceship is launched, becoming the first spacecraft to fly around the Moon and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere.
  • November 1 » The Motion Picture Association of America's film rating system is officially introduced, originating with the ratings G, M, R, and X.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1963 » John Olof Dahlgren, Swedish-American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1872)
• 1963 » Sylvia Plath, American poet, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1932)
• 1967 » A. J. Muste, Dutch-American minister and activist (b. 1885)
• 1968 » Howard Lindsay, American playwright (b. 1889)
• 1973 » J. Hans D. Jensen, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1907)
• 1975 » Richard Ratsimandrava, Malagasy colonel and politician, President of Madagascar (b. 1931)