stamboom Mondria » Hendrik Jan Dijkslag (1880-1918)

Day of marriage December 20, 1902

• The temperature on December 20, 1902 was between 2.1 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (61%). 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1902: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
  • May 8 » In Martinique, Mount Pelée erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast.
  • May 31 » Second Boer War: The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa.
  • June 24 » King Edward VII of the United Kingdom develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation.
  • August 9 » Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
  • August 22 » Cadillac Motor Company is founded.
  • August 22 » Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile.

Day of death February 18, 1918

• The temperature on February 18, 1918 was between -6.9 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged -1.2 °C. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (67%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 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 1918: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
  • February 5 » SSTuscania is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland; it is the first ship carrying American troops to Europe to be torpedoed and sunk.
  • June 8 » A solar eclipse is observed at Baker City, Oregon by scientists and an artist hired by the United States Navy.
  • September 28 » World War I: The Fifth Battle of Ypres begins.
  • September 29 » The Hindenburg Line is broken by an Allied attack.
  • October 10 » RMS Leinster is torpedoed and sunk by UB-123, killing 564, the worst-ever on the Irish Sea.
  • November 21 » A pogrom takes place in Lwów (now Lviv); over three days, at least 50 Jews and 270 Ukrainian Christians are killed by Poles.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1906 » John Batterson Stetson, American businessman, founded the John B. Stetson Company (b. 1830)
• 1910 » Lucy Stanton, American activist (b. 1831)
• 1911 » Billy Murdoch, Australian cricketer (b. 1854)
• 1915 » Frank James, American soldier and criminal (b. 1843)
• 1923 » Alois Rašín, Czech economist and politician (b. 1867)
• 1931 » Milan Šufflay, Croatian historian, author, and politician (b. 1879)