Family tree Panjer » Cornelis-Jannes Bosker (1887-1960)

Christening day October 2, 1887

• The temperature on October 2, 1887 was about 11.4 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
• In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • January 20 » The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.
  • February 23 » The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
  • April 10 » On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
  • July 26 » Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
  • November 9 » The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
  • November 13 » Bloody Sunday clashes in central London.

Day of marriage August 27, 1911

• The temperature on August 27, 1911 was between 13.0 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 18.0 °C. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 3 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • January 3 » A magnitude 7.7 earthquake destroys the city of Almaty in Russian Turkestan.
  • March 25 » In New York City, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 garment workers.
  • April 8 » Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes discovers superconductivity.
  • August 21 » The Mona Lisa is stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia, a Louvre employee.
  • August 24 » Manuel de Arriaga is elected and sworn-in as the first President of Portugal.
  • September 24 » His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, is wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness.

Day of death January 14, 1960

• The temperature on January 14, 1960 was between -7.7 °C and -1.6 °C and averaged -3.8 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain during 8.9 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1960: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
  • April 26 » Forced out by the April Revolution, President of South Korea Syngman Rhee resigns after 12 years of dictatorial rule.
  • August 11 » Chad declares independence.
  • August 13 » The Central African Republic declares independence from France.
  • September 8 » In Huntsville, Alabama, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally dedicates the Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA had already activated the facility on July 1).
  • September 14 » The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is founded.
  • October 1 » Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom.

Day of burial January 18, 1960

• The temperature on January 18, 1960 was between 0.3 °C and 3.9 °C and averaged 2.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1960: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
  • February 19 » China successfully launches the T-7, its first sounding rocket.
  • July 4 » Due to the post-Independence Day admission of Hawaii as the 50th U.S. state on August 21, 1959, the 50-star flag of the United States debuts in Philadelphia, almost ten and a half months later (see Flag Acts (United States)).
  • August 5 » Burkina Faso, then known as Upper Volta, becomes independent from France.
  • August 19 » Sputnik program: Korabl-Sputnik 2: The Soviet Union launches the satellite with the dogs Belka and Strelka, 40 mice, two rats and a variety of plants.
  • December 15 » King Mahendra of Nepal suspends the country's constitution, dissolves parliament, dismisses the cabinet, and imposes direct rule.
  • December 17 » Munich C-131 crash: Twenty passengers and crew on board as well as 32 people on the ground are killed.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1957 » Humphrey Bogart, American actor (b. 1899)
• 1959 » Eivind Berggrav, Norwegian bishop and translator (b. 1884)
• 1961 » Barry Fitzgerald, Irish actor (b. 1888)
• 1962 » M. Visvesvaraya, Indian engineer, scholar, and politician (b. 1860)
• 1965 » Jeanette MacDonald, American actress and singer (b. 1903)
• 1966 » Sergei Korolev, Ukrainian-Russian engineer and academic (b. 1906)