Family tree Louter/s » Willem van Zetten (1900-1991)

Day of marriage February 4, 1924

• The temperature on February 4, 1924 was between 5.3 °C and 7.3 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1924: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
  • February 12 » George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue received its premiere in a concert titled "An Experiment in Modern Music", in Aeolian Hall, New York, by Paul Whiteman and his band, with Gershwin playing the piano.
  • March 16 » In accordance with the Treaty of Rome, Fiume becomes annexed as part of Italy.
  • April 1 » Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years imprisonment for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch" but spends only nine months in jail.
  • October 7 » Andreas Michalakopoulos becomes prime minister of Greece for a short period of time.
  • October 25 » The Zinoviev letter, which Zinoviev himself denied writing, is published in the Daily Mail; the Labour party would later blame this letter for the Conservatives' landslide election win four days later.
  • December 1 » The National Hockey League's first United States-based franchise, the Boston Bruins, played their first game in league play at home, at the still-extant Boston Arena indoor hockey facility.

Day of death April 15, 1991

• The temperature on April 15, 1991 was between 4.9 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 11.5 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1991: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.0 million citizens.
  • January 19 » Gulf War: Iraq fires a second Scud missile into Israel, causing 15 injuries.
  • March 1 » Uprisings against Saddam Hussein begin in Iraq, leading to the death of more than 25,000 people mostly civilian.
  • May 19 » Croatians vote for independence in a referendum.
  • August 9 » The Italian prosecuting magistrate Antonino Scopelliti is murdered by the 'Ndrangheta on behalf of the Sicilian Mafia while preparing the government's case in the final appeal of the Maxi Trial.
  • August 27 » Moldova declares independence from the USSR.
  • September 6 » The Soviet Union recognizes the independence of the Baltic states Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1986 » Jean Genet, French novelist, poet, and playwright (b. 1910)
• 1988 » Kenneth Williams, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1926)
• 1989 » Hu Yaobang, Chinese soldier and politician, former General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (b. 1915)
• 1990 » Greta Garbo, Swedish-American actress (b. 1905)
• 1993 » John Tuzo Wilson, Canadian geophysicist and geologist (b. 1908)
• 1993 » Leslie Charteris, English author and screenwriter (b. 1907)