FutureHistory » Alphonse Theophile Vercouteren (1903-1978)

Day of marriage October 6, 1924

• The temperature on October 6, 1924 was between 8.8 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (52%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1924: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
  • February 14 » The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company changes its name to International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).
  • April 1 » Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years imprisonment for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch" but spends only nine months in jail.
  • June 26 » The American occupation of the Dominican Republic ends after eight years.
  • September 28 » The first aerial circumnavigation is completed by a team from the US Army.
  • October 25 » The Zinoviev letter, which Zinoviev himself denied writing, is published in the Daily Mail; the Labour party would later blame this letter for the Conservatives' landslide election win four days later.
  • October 31 » World Savings Day is announced in Milan, Italy by the Members of the Association at the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks).

Day of death December 1, 1978

• The temperature on December 1, 1978 was between -3.4 °C and -0.1 °C and averaged -1.9 °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 east-southeast. 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.
  • February 8 » Proceedings of the United States Senate are broadcast on radio for the first time.
  • February 17 » The Troubles: The Provisional IRA detonates an incendiary bomb at the La Mon restaurant, near Belfast, killing 12 and seriously injuring 30 others, all Protestants.
  • August 22 » The District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment is passed by the U.S. Congress. The proposed amendment would have provided the District of Columbia with full voting representation in the Congress, the Electoral College, and regarding amending the U.S. Constitution. The proposed amendment failed to be ratified by enough states (ratified by 16, needed 38) and so did not become part of the Constitution.
  • August 22 » The Sandinista National Liberation Front (FLSN) occupies national palace in Nicaragua.
  • August 26 » Papal conclave: Albino Luciani is elected as Pope John Paul I.
  • September 17 » The Camp David Accords are signed by Israel and Egypt.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1973 » David Ben-Gurion, Israeli politician, 1st Prime Minister of Israel (b. 1886)
• 1975 » Anna Roosevelt Halsted, American journalist (b. 1906)
• 1975 » Ernesto Maserati, Italian race car driver and engineer (b. 1898)
• 1975 » Nellie Fox, American baseball player and coach (b. 1927)
• 1981 » Russ Manning, American author and illustrator (b. 1929)
• 1984 » Roelof Frankot, Dutch painter and photographer (b. 1911)