Family tree Nieuwenhuizen-Van Ginkel en De Kruijf-Grootendorst » Cornelia Anna van Beurden (1895-1939)

Day of marriage August 25, 1917

• The temperature on August 25, 1917 was between 9.7 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (50%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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.
  • January 31 » World War I: Germany announces that its U-boats will resume unrestricted submarine warfare after a two-year hiatus.
  • February 24 » World War I: The U.S. ambassador Walter Hines Page to the United Kingdom is given the Zimmermann Telegram, in which Germany pledges to ensure the return of New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona to Mexico if Mexico declares war on the United States.
  • March 8 » The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule.
  • March 16 » World War I: A German auxiliary cruiser is sunk in the Action of 16 March 1917.
  • October 15 » World War I: Dutch dancer Mata Hari is executed by France for espionage.
  • November 26 » The Manchester Guardian publishes the 1916 secret Sykes-Picot Agreement between the United Kingdom and France.

Day of death March 11, 1939

• The temperature on March 11, 1939 was between -1.3 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 2.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
  • January 26 » Spanish Civil War: Catalonia Offensive: Troops loyal to nationalist General Francisco Franco and aided by Italy take Barcelona.
  • March 28 » Spanish Civil War: Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers Madrid after a three-year siege.
  • March 30 » The Heinkel He 100 fighter sets a world airspeed record of 463mph (745km/h).
  • May 21 » The Canadian National War Memorial is unveiled by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
  • September 3 » World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allies.
  • November 26 » Shelling of Mainila: The Soviet Army orchestrates an incident which is used to justify the start of the Winter War with Finland four days later.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1931 » F. W. Murnau, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1888)
• 1937 » Joseph S. Cullinan, American businessman, co-founded Texaco (b. 1860)
• 1944 » Edgar Zilsel, Austrian historian and philosopher of science, linked to the Vienna Circle (b. 1891)
• 1944 » Hendrik Willem van Loon, Dutch-American journalist and historian (b. 1882)
• 1949 » Anastasios Charalambis, Greek general and politician, 109th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1862)
• 1949 » Henri Giraud, French general and politician (b. 1879)