Family tree Lars Werner » Anna Johanna VERHOEF (1862-1951)

Day of marriage April 26, 1883

• The temperature on April 26, 1883 was about 14.2 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 37%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
• In the year 1883: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • May 24 » The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.
  • August 12 » The last quagga dies at the Natura Artis Magistra, a zoo in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • August 27 » Eruption of Krakatoa: Four enormous explosions destroy the island of Krakatoa and cause years of climate change.
  • October 20 » Peru and Chile sign the Treaty of Ancón, by which the Tarapacá province is ceded to the latter, bringing an end to Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific.
  • November 18 » American and Canadian railroads institute five standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.
  • December 16 » Tonkin Campaign: French forces capture the Sơn Tây citadel.

Day of death February 9, 1951

• The temperature on February 9, 1951 was between 3.9 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (53%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In The Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1951: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.2 million citizens.
  • April 23 » Cold War: American journalist William N. Oatis is arrested for espionage by the Communist government of Czechoslovakia.
  • September 4 » The first live transcontinental television broadcast takes place in San Francisco, from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference.
  • November 1 » Operation Buster–Jangle: Six thousand five hundred American soldiers are exposed to 'Desert Rock' atomic explosions for training purposes in Nevada. Participation is not voluntary.
  • November 15 » Greek resistance leader Nikos Beloyannis, along with 11 resistance members, is sentenced to death by the court-martial.
  • December 25 » A bomb explodes at the home of Harry T. Moore and Harriette V. S. Moore, early leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, killing Harry instantly and fatally wounding Harriette.
  • December 31 » Cold War: The Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than US$13.3 billion in foreign aid to rebuild Western Europe.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1945 » Ella D. Barrier, American educator (b. 1852)
• 1950 » Ted Theodore, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Queensland (b. 1884)
• 1951 » Eddy Duchin, American pianist, bandleader, and actor (b. 1910)
• 1957 » Miklós Horthy, Hungarian admiral and politician, Regent of Hungary (b. 1868)
• 1960 » Alexandre Benois, Russian painter and critic (b. 1870)
• 1960 » Ernő Dohnányi, Hungarian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1877)