Family tree Jacobs » Hendrik Goeree (1920-)

Birthday April 3, 1920

• The temperature on April 3, 1920 was between 4.8 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
  • January 19 » The United States Senate votes against joining the League of Nations.
  • February 20 » An earthquake kills between 114 and 130 in Georgia and heavily damages the town of Gori.
  • May 2 » The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis.
  • September 16 » The Wall Street bombing: A bomb in a horse wagon explodes in front of the J. P. Morgan building in New York City killing 38 and injuring 400.
  • November 28 » Irish War of Independence: Kilmichael Ambush: The Irish Republican Army ambush a convoy of British Auxiliaries and kill seventeen.
  • December 11 » Irish War of Independence: In retaliation for a recent IRA ambush, British forces burn and loot numerous buildings in Cork city. Many civilians report being beaten, shot at, robbed and verbally abused by British forces.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1919 » Clairette Oddera, French-Canadian actress and singer († 2008)
• 1919 » Ervin Drake, American songwriter and composer († 2015)
• 1920 » Stan Freeman, American composer and conductor († 2001)
• 1920 » Yoshibayama Junnosuke, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 43rd Yokozuna († 1977)
• 1921 » Jan Sterling, American actress († 2004)
• 1921 » Robert Karvelas, American actor († 1991)