Family tree Plugboer » Dirk de Geus (1896-1978)
Personal data Dirk de Geus
- He was born on November 5, 1896 in Zuid Scharwoude.
- He died on June 2, 1978 in Zuid Scharwoude, he was 81 years old.
Household of Dirk de Geus
He is married to Wilhelmina Twisker.
They got married on August 5, 1920 at Zuid Scharwoude, he was 23 years old.
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Birthday November 5, 1896
- The temperature on November 5, 1896 was about -0.1 °C. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 28 » Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent, becomes the first person to be convicted of speeding. He was fined one shilling, plus costs, for speeding at 8mph (13km/h), thereby exceeding the contemporary speed limit of 2mph (3.2km/h).
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- May 18 » The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that the "separate but equal" doctrine is constitutional.
- May 26 » Nicholas II becomes the last Tsar of Imperial Russia.
- June 2 » Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph.
- December 14 » The Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company.
Day of death June 2, 1978
- The temperature on June 2, 1978 was between 13.0 °C and 26.4 °C and averaged 19.8 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 12.4 hours of sunshine (75%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1978: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.9 million citizens.
- January 13 » United States Food and Drug Administration requires all blood donations to be labeled "paid" or "volunteer" donors.
- April 27 » The Saur Revolution begins in Afghanistan, ending the following morning with the murder of Afghan President Mohammed Daoud Khan and the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.
- May 12 » In Zaire, rebels occupy the city of Kolwezi, the mining center of the province of Shaba (now known as Katanga); the local government asks the US, France and Belgium to restore order.
- August 10 » Three members of the Ulrich family are killed in an accident. This leads to the Ford Pinto litigation.
- September 8 » Black Friday, a massacre by soldiers against protesters in Tehran, results in 700–3000 deaths, it marks the beginning of the end of the monarchy in Iran.
- December 22 » The pivotal Third Plenum of the 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is held in Beijing, with Deng Xiaoping reversing Mao-era policies to pursue a program for Chinese economic reform.
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