Family tree Moerman » Pietje van der Kooij (1890-1973)

Day of marriage April 25, 1913

• The temperature on April 25, 1913 was between 5.9 °C and 16.3 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (34%). 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• 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 1913: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
  • February 9 » A group of meteors is visible across much of the eastern seaboard of North and South America, leading astronomers to conclude the source had been a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth.
  • March 12 » The future capital of Australia is officially named Canberra.
  • April 4 » First Balkan War: Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.
  • April 8 » The 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution, requiring direct election of Senators, becomes law.
  • May 14 » Governor of New York William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100million donation from John D. Rockefeller.
  • May 30 » The Treaty of London is signed, ending the First Balkan War; Albania becomes an independent nation.

Day of death January 8, 1973

• The temperature on January 8, 1973 was between 3.2 °C and 5.2 °C and averaged 4.0 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1973: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.4 million citizens.
  • March 24 » Kenyan athlete Kip Keino defeats Jim Ryun at the first-ever professional track meet in Los Angeles.
  • March 29 » Vietnam War: The last United States combat soldiers leave South Vietnam.
  • August 22 » The Congress of Chile votes in favour of a resolution condemning President Salvador Allende's government and demands that he resign or else be unseated through force and new elections.
  • November 14 » The Athens Polytechnic uprising, a massive demonstration of popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967–74, begins.
  • November 17 » The Athens Polytechnic uprising against the military regime ends in a bloodshed in the Greek capital.
  • December 20 » The Prime Minister of Spain, Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco, is assassinated by a car bomb attack in Madrid.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1969 » Albert Hill, English runner and coach (b. 1889)
• 1970 » Georges Guibourg, French actor, singer, and playwright (b. 1891)
• 1972 » Kenneth Patchen, American poet and author (b. 1911)
• 1975 » Richard Tucker, American tenor (b. 1913)
• 1976 » Robert Forgan, Scottish-English physician and politician (b. 1891)
• 1976 » Zhou Enlai, Chinese soldier and politician, 1st Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1898)