Family tree Jacobs » Gezina Jantina Engels (1917-)

Birthday November 28, 1917

• The temperature on November 28, 1917 was between 8.4 °C and 11.5 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
  • February 5 » The current constitution of Mexico is adopted, establishing a federal republic with powers separated into independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
  • June 5 » World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day".
  • June 26 » World War I: The American Expeditionary Forces begin to arrive in France. They will first enter combat four months later.
  • July 12 » The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.
  • September 14 » The Russian Empire is formally replaced by the Russian Republic.
  • December 9 » World War I: Field Marshal Allenby captures Jerusalem, Palestine.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1913 » Cliff Addison, English chemist and academic († 1994)
• 1915 » Evald Okas, Estonian painter and academic († 2011)
• 1915 » Yves Thériault, Canadian author († 1983)
• 1916 » Lilian, Princess of Réthy († 2002)
• 1916 » Ramón José Velásquez, Venezuelan journalist, lawyer, and politician, President of Venezuela († 2014)
• 1919 » Keith Miller, Australian cricketer, footballer, and pilot († 2004)