Marree family tree » Cornelia Wisman (1873-1944)

Day of marriage October 20, 1897

• The temperature on October 20, 1897 was about 6.8 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1897: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • April 30 » J. J. Thomson of the Cavendish Laboratory announces his discovery of the electron as a subatomic particle, over 1,800 times smaller than a proton (in the atomic nucleus), at a lecture at the Royal Institution in London.
  • July 11 » Salomon August Andrée leaves Spitsbergen to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon. He later crashes and dies.
  • August 2 » Anglo-Afghan War: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the Malakand states.
  • August 10 » German chemist Felix Hoffmann discovers an improved way of synthesizing acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin).
  • September 11 » After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom.
  • November 1 » The first Library of Congress building opens its doors to the public; the library had previously been housed in the Congressional Reading Room in the U.S. Capitol.

Day of death April 29, 1944

• The temperature on April 29, 1944 was between 4.5 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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.
  • June 30 » World War II: The Battle of Cherbourg ends with the fall of the strategically valuable port to American forces.
  • July 21 » World War II: Battle of Guam: American troops land on Guam, starting a battle that will end on August 10.
  • August 24 » World War II: Allied troops begin the attack on Paris.
  • September 17 » World War II: German forces are attacked by the Allies in the Battle of San Marino.
  • October 12 » World War II: The Axis occupation of Athens comes to an end.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1937 » William Gillette, American actor and playwright (b. 1853)
• 1944 » Bernardino Machado, Portuguese academic and politician, 3rd President of Portugal (b. 1851)
• 1945 » Matthias Kleinheisterkamp, German SS officer (b. 1893)
• 1947 » Irving Fisher, American economist and statistician (b. 1867)
• 1951 » Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian-English philosopher and academic (b. 1889)
• 1954 » Kathleen Clarice Groom, Australian-English author and screenwriter (b. 1872)